Lying atop woman without proof: Patna HC reduces rape conviction. The Patna High Court ruled that allegations of a man lying atop a woman, without supporting medical or material evidence, were insufficient to establish rape. The court reduced Mohammad Ainul Haq's rape conviction to assault with intent to outrage a woman's modesty. It imposed a ₹25,000 fine, payable to the woman within three weeks, replacing his four-year prison sentence.