Supreme Court of India

Manoj Mishra @ Chhotkau v. The State of Uttar Pradesh

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Reported as [2021] 8 S.C.R. 707
Bench M. R. Shah and A. S. Bopanna JJ.
Decided 8 October 2021

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What the Court ordered

In the result we make the following order: - (i) The conviction and sentence under Section 363, 366, and Section 4 of POCSO Act is confirmed.

Judgment, page 12

From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860 – ss.363, 366, 376- , 506 – Appell ant alongwith other accused persons convicted and sentenced u/ss .363, 366, 376- , 506 and s.4, POCSO Act – Held: Evidence of the prosecutrix and the medical evidence establish the c harge of rape – However, charge of gang rape is not established with conv incing evidence – Thus, conviction by the trial court, confir med by High Court u/s.376- is modified – Appellant is convicted u/s.376 and sentenced for the period undergone – Fine and defau lt sentence imposed by the trial court, unaltered – Conviction u/s.506 is set aside – Although,

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