Supreme Court of India
In Re: Gang Rape on Orders of Community Panchayat v. In Re: Gang Rape on Orders of Community Panchayat
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What the Court ordered
We are of the view that the victim should be given a compensation of at least Rs. 5 lakhs for c rehabilitation by the State.
Judgment, page 22
From the headnote
CRIME AGAINST WOMEN: Gang rape of 20 year old woman in a village of West Bengal on the orders of the Community Panchayat as a punishment for having relationship with a man from a different community - Suo motu action by Supreme Court - Held: Violence against women is a recurring crime across the globe 0 and India is no exception in this regard - The case at hand is the epitome of aggression against a woman and it is shocking that even with rapid modernization such crime persists in Indian society - The State Police Machinery could have prevented the said occurrence - The State is duty bound
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Where later benches applied it
- 2023 Kaushal Kishor v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors.
- 2018 Shakti Vahini v. Union of India and Others
- 2014 Suresh &anr. v. State of Haryana
Of those, 3 referred to
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