However, the Nagpur bench of Bombay High court sentenced one of the accused to one year and the other to five years jail.

But five years later, a bench of the Supreme Court of India with Justice Jaswant Singh, JusticeKailasam and Justice Koshal, acquitted both the policemen. the apex court once again cited the same reason - "Because she was used to sex, she might have incited the cops (they were drunk on duty) to have intercourse with her".