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The Bombay High Court has taken up for final hearing an appeal filed by Bollywood actor Shiney Ahuja against his conviction in a rape case. The appeal came up for hearing on January 8 before Justice Abhay Thipsay, who heard briefly the arguments of Shiney's lawyers Ashok Mundargi and Manoj Mohite. The lawyers said that the trial court had wrongly pronounced the actor guilty.

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OneIndia talks about appeal

The actor's appeal said the chain of custody of swabs, which is vital to a DNA test report in a criminal trial, was not followed. Moreover, a witness had stated that "there was no record of taking or giving seal" for the swab vial and the report on a swab in which no DNA was found had "disappeared".

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High court in Mumbai heard Shiney's appeal

The appeal points to various inconsistencies, discrepancies and elements of bias in the prosecution's case against Shiney. As per the appeal, "the police failed to even seek the phone call data record of the maid", which would prove that the allegations against him were "wrong"; also, the police did not rely on CCTV footage that supported his defence.

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