Supreme Court of India

Gyanendra Singh @ Raja Singh v. State of U.P.

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Reported as [2025] 3 S.C.R. 490
Bench Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta JJ.
Decided 6 March 2025

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that conviction of the appellant for the offences punishable under Sections 376(2)(f) and 376(2)(i) of IPC and Sections 3/4 of POCSO Act is wholly justified.

Judgment, page 8

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration Whether the conviction of the appellant ought to have been recorded under the IPC or whether the provisions of the Special law, i.e., Section 42A of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, would prevail thereby, vitiating the sentence awarded to the appellant for the offences punishable under Sections 376(2) (f) and 376(2)(i) of IPC. Headnotes† Sentence/Sentencing – Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 – ss.42, 42A – Interpretation – Penal Code, 1860 – ss.376(2)(f) and 376(2)(i) – Appellant convicted for offences u/ss.376(2)(f) and

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