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..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 363, 376(2)(n), 377, 506, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, Section 3(1)(ii), Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439 -- Bail - Kidnapping and rape - Prosecutrix has turned hostile and did not support prosecution version - Petitioner is in custody since 2019 - Trial of case is likely to take some..........
