Supreme Court of India

Anversinh @ Kiransinh Fatesinh Zala v. State of Gujarat

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Reported as [2021] 1 S.C.R. 249
Bench N. V. Ramana, S. Abdul Nazeer and Surya Kant JJ.
Decided 12 January 2021

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the prosecution has established the appellant’s guilt beyond reasonable doubt and that no case of acquittal under Sections 363 and 366 of the IPC is made out.

Judgment, page 15

From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860: ss.361 and 366 – Kidnapping – Vic tim- minor girl aged 16 years recovered from custody of appellant – Appellant admited to having established sexual intercour se and of having an intention to marry the victim – Conviction und er ss.361 and 366 – Held: For establishing offence of kidnapp ing, there should be an act of enticing or taking, in addition to establishing the child’s minority (being sixteen for boys and eighteen for girls) and care/keep of a lawful guardian – Such ‘enticemen t’ need not be direct or immediate in time and can also be through subtle actions like

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