Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 154, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376(2)(g) -- Delay in lodging FIR - Gang rape - FIR lodged after delay of 14 days - Incident was narrated to police and panchayat members - However, none of said functionaries considered it necessary to forthwith set law into motion - Only medical officers noted incident of gang rape in hospital..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376(2)(g) -- Gang rape - Absence of injuries on person of victim - Accused pinned victim to ground and raped her one after another - Thereafter one of them poured liquor into her mouth and forced her to drink it - Manner in which victim was assaulted leaves no doubt that she was a helpless victim in the hands of her powerful predators and..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376(2)(g) -- Gang rape - Accused allured victim to a deserted field, they pushed her to ground and committed gang rape upon her - They even poured liquor in her mouth - Thereafter, accused left her at the spot - Victim somehow dragged herself near unconscious body of her husband and exhausted by trauma fell unconscious - Later on father of..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376 -- Rape - Victim of sexual offence is not an accomplice, but is in the same status as an injured witness...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376 -- Rape - Conviction may be founded on uncorroborated version of a victim provided her evidence is reliable...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 154 -- Rape - Delay in lodging FIR - Prosecutrix was forcibly violated by her uncle-in-law - She rushed to local Panchayat office in self same night but was turned away on plea that member were busy in meeting - Next day, prosecutrix went to police station but no complaint was received, as she was..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376 -- Rape - Accused was known to prosecutrix and consequently latter could not have suspected his evil intention when he initially entered the house - Suddenly, accused caught her and gagged her mouth and raped her - Thereafter, accused threatened prosecutrix by saying that he kept secret machine in the room and would kill her and her..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376 -- Rape - Modification of sentence - Maximum sentence of life imprisonment imposed upon accused - Accused did not appear to have criminal antecedents - Balancing aggravating and mitigating facts, life imprisonment held, modified to R.I of 7 years with fine of Rs.10,000 in default to suffer R.I for 6 months more...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376(2)(g) -- Gang rape - Two accused were acting in furtherance of common intention and their act is gang rape - Medical evidence supported prosecution case - Nothing on record to say that prosecutrix deposed against her dignity to falsely implicate accused - Though there is delay of two days in lodging report, but merely on such delay,..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376, 323, 328, 120B, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Quashing of proceedings - Rape - Applicants willing to compromise the matter - However, sexual offences constitute an altogether different class of crime which is result of a perverse mind - Allowing quashing of charge sheet, pursuant to a compromise will in such cases, only..........
