Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Section 4 -- Bail - Rape - Prima facie or reasonable ground to believe that accused has committed offence of rape upon prosecutrix - Offence in question is grave by its nature - Prosecutrix during in her deposition before trial Court not..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376 -- Rape - Discharge - Love affair between parties for prolonged period of 8 years - Prosecutrix is sufficiently of matured age to be conscious of relationship, both physical and mental - Merely because relationship between parties had now turned sour, it cannot be inferred that physical relationship established with her on every..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376(2)(D), 506, 34 -- Rape - Incriminating evidence not put to accused in their statement recorded u/s 313 Cr.P.C. - Same cannot be considered by Court - Judgment of acquittal set aside - Matter remanded...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 366A, 376, 34, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Section 4 -- Conviction - No evidence has been deposed regarding sexual intercourse - The prosecution failed to prove, beyond all reasonable doubts, the fact that the victim was minor as on the date of occurrence - No effort was made by the prosecution to establish the..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 366A, 376, 34, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Section 4 -- Conviction - No evidence has been deposed regarding sexual intercourse - The prosecution failed to prove, beyond all reasonable doubts, the fact that the victim was minor as on the date of occurrence - No effort was made by the prosecution to establish the..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 366, 376, 302 -- Kidnapping, rape and murder - Enhancement of sentence - On the date of conviction accused was 27 years of age and he had a wife and small child as well as aged parents - He committed first offence and accused has no criminal antecedents - However, this is a case where a fixed term sentence for a period of 30 years must be..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376, 377 -- Bail - Rape - Testimony of prosecutrix is complete and 7 out of 14 witnesses have been examined - Accused is a young boy of 21 years and is in custody for the last more than 1-1/2 years - Trial is likely to take long time - Bail granted to accused with conditions...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376 -- Rape - Whether proper opportunity has been provided to the appellant during trial to defend his case - Copies of complete police papers and other documents as required to be supplied to the accused u/s 207 Cr.P.C. - Therefore, evidence of the victim shall be recorded in Vulnerable Witness Deposition Centre - Case is remanded...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376 -- Rape - Whether proper opportunity has been provided to the appellant during trial to defend his case - Copies of complete police papers and other documents as required to be supplied to the accused u/s 207 Cr.P.C. - Therefore, evidence of the victim shall be recorded in Vulnerable Witness Deposition Centre - Case is remanded...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Section 4, 6 -- Rape of 5 years old girl - Mere non-examination of parents of victim would not create any dent in prosecution case as aunt of victim has stepped into witness box, as act complained of was first revealed to her by victim - Accused rightly convicted...........
