Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 363, 366, 376, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Section 5(J)(ii) -- Victim turned hostile - No suggestion given by public prosecutor in cross examination that she turned hostile purposefully - Whatever may be the evidence of P.W.1 when the girl herself does not speak that accused did not have sexual intercourse with..........
Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Section 6, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 363, 366, 506 -- Aggravated penetrative sexual assault - Kidnapping - Accused committed rape upon victim and threatened victim to face dire consequences in case she discloses this incident to anyone - Victim became pregnant and gave birth to male child - She was about 13..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 363, 366, 120B, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Section 16, 17 -- Quashing of proceedings - Offence u/ss 363, 366, 120-B IPC and Ss.16, 17 POCSO Act - Compromise - No good ground to quash proceedings in the instant case...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 363, 366, 366A, 376, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Section 6 -- Bail - Kidnapping and rape - Prosecutrix and accused desirous of marrying each other - Parents of accused have no objection to marriage - Bail granted to accused with conditions...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 363, 366, 376, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Section 5(j)(ii), 6 -- Kidnapping and rape - Age of prosecutrix - Prosecutrix herself stated that she went with accused on her own will and she was living with accused as his wife and is blessed with two sons - Prosecution failed to prove that age of prosecutrix was less..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 363, 366, 504, 506, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Section 7, 8 -- Bail - Kidnapping - Prosecutrix in her statements recorded u/ss 161, 164 Cr.P.C have not supported prosecution case - No medical evidence to support prosecution case - Ingredients of offence u/s 363 IPC not..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 363, 366, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Kidnapping - Quashing of FIR - Parties are in live-in-relationship and they both are major - They claim their decision to be based upon voluntarily will/option - Consequently, no authority or person should intervene or intercept their enjoyment of live-in-relationship - FIR quashed...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 363, 366, 376 -- Kidnapping and rape - Minor girl's infatuation with alleged kidnapper cannot be permitted as a valid defence, as it would amount to undermining essence of legislative intent u/s 361 IPC...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 363, 366, 376 -- Kidnapping and rape - Merely because accused has claimed that marriage had been performed with prosecutrix in temple, same cannot sanctify offence as prosecutrix was a minor and under 15 years of age at the time of incident...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 363, 366, 376 -- Kidnapping and rape - Consent given by prosecutrix for alleged physical relationship being a minor cannot be treated as a consent in the eyes of law...........
