Supreme Court of India

State of Haryana v. Basti Ram

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Reported as [2013] 4 S.C.R. 850
Bench A.K. Patnaik and Madan B. Lokur JJ.
Decided 2 April 2013

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We are of the opinion that a right of appeal available to Basti Ram would be taken away if we were to consider the case on its merits without the opinion of the High D Court.

Judgment, page 12

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Penal Code, 1860 - ss.376(2)(g), 366, 342 and 506 - Gang rape of girl below 16 years of age - Conviction by trial court relying on evidence of prosecutrix - High Court acquitted the accused - On appeal, held: High Court committed error of Jaw in ignoring the evidence of prosecutrix - Case remitted to High Court. 0 Respondent-accused alongwith another accused was prosecuted for having raped a girl below 16 years of age. In her police statement, the victim girl alleged that both the accused had committed rape on her for a period of six months and they had also confined her for a period of 10

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