Supreme Court of India
Ramesh v. State through Inspector of Police
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We hold that the High Court was correct in upholding the decision of the Sessions Judge in convicting the accused of rape and murder of the deceased child.
Judgment, page 22
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Penal Code, 1860 -· ss. 376, 302 and 201 - Rape and murder - Prosecution case that accused committed rape of 8 year old girl and she died due to neurogenic shock - On the basis of evidence on record, accused convicted uls. 376, 302 and 201 and sentenced accordingly - Justification of - Held: Order passed by the courts below does not call for interference - Non-mentioning of the name of the accused o in the initial FIR not fatal to the prosecution case - Last seen theory proved - Confessional statement of the accused corroborated - Circumstantial evidence indicate towards th,e guilt of the
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