Supreme Court of India

State of U.p v. Sonu Kushwaha

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Reported as [2023] 10 S.C.R. 993
Bench Abhay S. Oka and Rajesh Bindal JJ.
Decided 5 July 2023

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Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012: ss. 6, 5 clause (m) – Aggravated penetrative sexual assault – Punis hment for – Prosecution case that accused had put his penis into m outh of the victim aged about 10 years and discharged semen – Convicti on u/s. 377 and 506 IPC and s. 5 r/w s. 6 of the POCSO Act, and sentenced accordingly – However, the High Court held that the act committed by the accused was of penetrative sexual assault punishable u/s. 4 and reduced the sentence – Correctness of – eld: Accused committed an offence of aggravated penetrat ive sexual assault as he has

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