Supreme Court of India

State of Karnataka v. Bantara Sudhakara @ Sudha & Anr.

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Reported as [2008] 10 S.C.R. 1161
Bench Dr. Arijit Pasayat, P. Sathasivam and Aftab Alam JJ.
Decided 18 July 2008

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Penal Code, 1860; s. 376: Rape of minor girls - Certificates produced by Headmas- ter of School showing age of the prosecutrix less than 16 years 1 - Trial Court found the accused guilty of committing offence of rape and sentenced them accordingly - Acquitted by High Court holding the age of the prosecutrix more than 16 years and that there was consent - Correctness of - Held: Incorrect -Accused persons did not plead that there was consent- High Court erred in taking the age of victims more than 16 years and in discarding the evidence of Head master showing the 1 age of the victim less than

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