Supreme Court of India
Tarakeshwar Sahu v. State of Bihar (now Jharkhand)
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In view of the foregoing facts and circumstances of the case, we are of the opinion that the crime committed by the accused was at initial stage of preparation.
Judgment, page 19
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Penal Code, 1860-Sections 354, 366, 375 and 376-Criminal Procedure Code, 1973-Section 222-Accused forcibly took a minor with intention to commit rape on her and was caught before he could commit the act-Trial Court convicted the accused under section 376 rlw 511 I PC and sentenced him to seven years rigorous imprisonment-High Court confirmed the convlction and sentence awarded by the trial court-Correctness of Held, on evidence on record, the accused did not do any penetration into private part of the victim-Hence, conviction of the accused under section 376 r/w 5/I IPC is set aside-Invoking
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