Supreme Court of India

Ashok v. State of Uttar Pradesh

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Reported as [2024] 12 S.C.R. 335

Bench Abhay S. Oka, Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Augustine George Masih JJ.

Decided 2 December 2024

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Issue for Consideration Matter pertains to the correctness of the order of conviction and sentence against the appellant, for the offences punishable u/ss.376, 302, 201 IPC as also SC and ST Act 1989; and as regards the role of the Public Prosecutor and appointment of legal aid lawyers. Headnotes† Penal Code, 1860 – ss.376, 302, 201 – Rape and murder – Prosecution case that appellant committed rape and murder of a ten year old girl – Victim’s cousin-witness to the incident, and narrated the same to the victim’s father – Dead body found hidden at the place of incident – Appellant fled from the

Authorities it was built on

1973 Shivaji Sahebrao Bobade & Anr v. State of Maharashtra cited by 159
1978 Madray Hayawadanrao Hoskot v. State of Maharashtra cited by 32
2019 Anokhilal v. State of Madhya Pradesh cited by 10
1968 Bashira v. State of U.P. cited by 8
2023 Raj Kumar @ Suman v. State (nct of Delhi) cited by 6
1979 Hussainara Khatoon & Ors. v. Home Secretary, State of Bihar, Govt. of Bihar, Patna cited by 2
2018 Ambadas Laxman Shinde and Ors. v. The State of Maharashtra cited by 1

Where later benches applied it

2025 Ramji Prasad Jaiswal @ Ramjee Prasad Jaiswal and Ors. v. State of Bihar referred to
2025 Sovaran Singh Prajapati v. The State of Uttar Pradesh referred to

Of those, 2 referred to

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