Supreme Court of India

Lillu @ Rajesh & Anr. v. State of Haryana

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Reported as [2013] 2 S.C.R. 774
Bench Dr. B.S. Chauhan and Fakkir Mohamed Ibrahim Kalifulla JJ.
Decided 11 April 2013

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What the Court ordered

Held as under: "Even in cases where there is some material to show that the victim was habituated to sexual intercourse, no inference of the victim being a woman of "easy virtues" or a women of "loose moral character'' can be drawn.

Judgment, page 7

From the headnote

PENAL CODE, 1860: c ss. 376, 506, 366 and 363 - Kidnapping and rape of a girl of 13 years - Conviction of four accused by courts below - Appeal by two convicts - One died pending appeal - Held: On the date of incident, victim was of 13 years and 9 months and was a student of 6th standard - To refute the same, no evidence has been led by accused-appellant - The said finding stood affirmed by High Court and in view thereof, it remains totally immaterial whether the prosecutrix was a . ' consenting party or not - The case does not present special features warranting any interference. CRIMES

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