Supreme Court of India
Manak Chand @ Mani v. The State of Haryana
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We are of the considered opinion that as regar ding the age of the prosecutrix, no defi nite conclusion could have been made.
Judgment, page 11
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Issue for consideration: Whether the courts below were justifi ed in convicting and sentencing the appellant for off ence of rape u/s. 376 IPC. Penal Code, 1860 – s. 376 – Rape - Allegation of the prosecutrix aged less than 16 years, against her sister’s brother-in-law-ap pellant that she was raped two three times when she had gone to her sister’s matrimonial home – Considering the family relations, initially the matter was sought to be settled by the marriage of the two – However, the off er was turned down, and the prosecutrix’s father lodged an FIR – Order of conviction and sentence of the
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