Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 366, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Section 6 -- Kidnapping and sexual assault - Quashing of proceedings - Marriage between victim and appellant got solemnized during pendency of appeal before High Court - Victim herself expressed her desire to live a peaceful and stable family life with appellant, upon whom she is..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 363, 366, 376, 377 -- Kidnapping and rape - Victim was aged about 15 years on the date of incident - Specific allegations with regard to committing rape upon her by appellant and committing unnatural sex upon her have been levelled by victim against appellant - Medical evidence does not rule out possibility of rape upon victim - Even..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 363, 366 -- Kidnapping - Determination of age of victim - When there is documentary evidence available on record, medical opinion with regard to age of victim becomes irrelevant...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 363, 366 -- Kidnapping - Appellant enticed victim for watching cinema with him on the pretext that he had already sought permission from her father - Victim thus, accompanied appellant - Appellant threatened victim to marry him and when she denied, she was threatened to be killed - Since victim was minor of 15 years of age at the time of..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 342, 363, 366(A), 376(AB), Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Section 6, Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, Section 12 -- Offence u/Ss. 342, 363, 366(A), 376(AB) IPC and S.6 POCSO - Bail - Accused aged 17 years and 17 days - Children Court without considering the Social Investigating Report..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 342, 363, 366(A), 376(AB), Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Section 6, Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, Section 12 -- Offence u/Ss. 342, 363, 366(A), 376(AB) IPC and 6 POCSO - Bail - Juvenile aged 17 years and 17 days - Children Court without considering the Social Investigating Report..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 363, 366, 376 -- Kidnapping and rape - Determination of age of victim - Certificate of school was produced by prosecution to prove the date of birth of victim - However, prosecution has failed to produce any document or evidence of school staff, head-master of school or school register admission form, etc., based upon which said certificate..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 363, 366, 376 -- Kidnapping and rape - Determination of age of victim - Victim was above age of 15 years and below 17 years at the relevant point of time as per medical report - Ossification test report are based upon an opinion given by a radiologist based on appearance of epiphysis and fusion of margins of bones - There would be always..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 363, 366 -- Kidnapping - Victim was major on the date of occurrence - She was not taken away forcibly rather as it is revealed that she left the company of her parents clandestinely and joined association of appellant at her free will - Offence u/s 363 IPC, not made out - Possibility that she went with appellant at her own will and volition..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 366, 376(2)(i), 324, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Section 5, 6 -- Kidnapping and rape of 9 years old girl - Name of accused not mentioned in FIR - FIR was registered against unknown person - Incident took place in the night hours - Victim did not identify person who kidnapped her as it was dark and she could not..........