Supreme Court of India
Childline India Foundation & Anr. v. Allan John Waters & Ors.
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We hold that the trial Judge-has correctly appreciated the evidence of PWs 1 and 4 and arrived . at a proper conclusion, on the other hand, the High Court B committed an error in holding that their statements are suspicious and not reliable and not proved beyond shadow of doubt.
Judgment, page 26
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PENAL CODE 1860: ss.377, 377 rlw 1208, 373,373, rlw 109, 372, 323 and 120-8 and s. 23 of Juvenile Justice Act - Sexual abuse of, and physical assault on children of Anchorage Shelters in Mumbai - Conviction by trial court of all the three accused -Acquittal by High Court - HELD: The analysis of the evidence of the two Victims at the hands of the accused in the shelter homes clearly shows that both -3 and -2 had sex with them, on many occasions - They also had similar sex with other boys who stayed in the shelter homes - Trial court has correctly appreciated the evidence of the victims, and
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