Supreme Court of India
Ashok Kumar v. State of Haryana
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What the Court ordered
In the result, we set aside the order made by the Trial Court as affirmed C by the High Court and acquit the accused of the offence with which he was charged.
Judgment, page 7
From the headnote
Penal Code, 1872-Section'J 76 (2)(g) Explanation I-Rape-Conviction under section-Allegation that accused along with other committed rape Conviction-During pendency of appeal accused died-High Court dismissing appeal of other person-On appeal held in the absence of evidence of concert between accused and the other person, conviction by trial court as upheld by High Court cannot be sustained-Thus the other person is entitled to acquittal. According to the prosecution, PW6 witnessed the accused committing rape of his sister. At that moment, appellant came from adjoining room and threatened to
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