Supreme Court of India

State of Assam v. Ramen Dowarah

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Reported as [2016] 1 S.C.R. 179
Bench Kurian Joseph and Arun Mishra JJ.
Decided 11 January 2016

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What the Court ordered

In view of the aforesaid discussion, we are of the considered opinion that the judgment and order partly allowing the appeal by the G High Court, deserves to be and is hereby set aside.

Judgment, page 8

From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860 - ss.30213761454 - Prosecution under - Of respondent-accused alongwith co-accused - For the commission of offence of rape and thereafter causing death of prosecutrix setting her ablaze by pouring kerosene - Incident seen by brother of prosecutrix (minor witness-PW5) - In oral Dying Declaration prosecutrix named the respondent-accused having committed the acts - Trial Court convicted the respondent-accused while acquitting the co-accused - High Court acquitted the accused u!s.376 and altered the conviction u/s.302 to 304(Part II) holding that it was a consensual sexual

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