Supreme Court of India

Neel Kumar @ Anil Kumar v. The State of Haryana

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Reported as [2012] 5 S.C.R. 696

Decided 7 May 2012

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Penal Code, 1860 - ss. 302, 376(2)(f) and 201 - Rape and murder -Allegation that appellant raped his 4 year old daughter and thereafter murdered her- FIR lodged by victim's mother (i.e. appellant's wife) -Trial court enumerated number of incriminating circumstances against the appellant and convicted him - High Court affirmed the conviction - On appeal, held: Appellant was guardian of the child and was duty bound to safeguard the victim - He kept mum and did not give any information to any law enforcing agency or even to the mother of the victim - If somebody else would have committed the

Authorities it was built on

1983 Machhl Singh and Others v. State of Punjab cited by 60
2011 Haresh Mohandas Rajput v. State of Maharashtra cited by 19
2000 State of West Bengal v. Mir Mohammad Omar and Ors. Etc. Etc. cited by 15
2009 Ramraj @ Nanhoo @ Bihnu v. State of Chhatiisgarh cited by 11
2011 State of Maharashtra v. Goraksha Ambaji Adsul cited by 11
2010 Santosh Kumar Singh v. State Thr. Cbi cited by 10
2010 Mannu Sao v. State of Bihar cited by 5

Where later benches applied it

2015 State of U.P. v. Om Prakash relied on
2014 Raj Kumar v. State of M.P. relied on
2013 Madhu @ Madhuranatha & Anr. v. State of Karnataka relied on
2013 State of Rajasthan v. Jamil Khan relied on
2013 Gian Chand & Ors. v. State of Haryana relied on
2013 Ravirala Laxmaiah v. State of A.P. relied on
2013 Sahib Hussain @ Sahib Jan v. State of Rajasthan relied on
2020 Shatrughna Baban Meshram v. State of Maharashtra referred to
2019 Nand Kishore v. State of Madhya Pradesh referred to
2017 Mukesh & Anr. v. State for Nct of Delhi & Ors. referred to
2016 Vikas Yadav v. State of U.P. and Ors. Etc. Etc. referred to
2013 Shankar Kisanrao Khade v. State of Maharashtra referred to

Of those, 7 relied on · 5 referred to

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