Supreme Court of India

State of Maharashtra v. Gajanan @ Hemant Janardhan Wankhede

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Reported as [2008] 10 S.C.R. 541
Bench Dr. Arijit Pasayat and P. Sathasivam JJ.
Decided 9 July 2008

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Penal Code, 1860 - ss. 363, 366 and 376 - Conviction and sentence under- Set aside by High Court in appeal, on ground that there was consent of the victim girl and she was c more than 16 years of age - Held: Conclusion of High Court about the date of birth of the victim was presumptuous - There was no analysis of the evidence on record and abrupt conclu- .,. sions, mostly based on surmises, were arrived at by the High ~ Court - Accused directed to serve the remainder sentence. The Trial Court convicted Respondent under ss. 363, 366 and 376 of the IPC and sentenced him to undergo RI for 5, 4

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