Supreme Court of India

Charanjit & Ors. v. State of Punjab & Anr.

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Reported as [2013] 10 S.C.R. 688
Bench A.K. Patnaik and Gyan Sudha Misra JJ.
Decided 4 July 2013

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Penal Code, 1860 - ss.323134, 504134, 376(2)(a) and 376(2)(g) - Appellant-police officials picked up PW3 for interrogation and detained her in the police station at night, and then tortured and raped her - PW3 was released only on the next day when the village panchayat intervened - Conviction of appellants by Courts below - Justification - Held: Justified - Testimony of PW-3 was corroborated by the o evidence of her husband (PW-1) and neighbor (PW-2) - Appellants failed to produce relevant records in defence - Statement made by PW3 in inquiry conducted by Superintendent of Police cannot be

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