Supreme Court of India

State of Himachal Pradesh v. Sanjay Kumar

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Reported as [2025] 4 S.C.R. 1708
Bench Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Prashant Kumar Mishra JJ.
Decided 23 April 2025

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Issue for Consideration Whether the High Court was justified in setting aside the conviction and sentence of the accused-A1 u/ss.363, 366, 376 and 201 r/w s.34, IPC and accused-A2 u/s.201 r/w s.34 and acquittin g them. Headnotes† Penal Code, 1860 – ss.363, 366, 376, 201 r/w s.34 – High Court set aside the conviction and sentence of accused-A1 u/ss.363, 366, 376 and 201 r/w s.34, IPC and accused-A2 u/s.201 r/w s.34 and acquitted them – Correctness: Held: Acquittal not interfered with – FIR was lodged regarding the abduction of the Prosecutrix, there is no allegation of rape in the FIR – There

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