Supreme Court of India

Raju @ Umakant v. The State of Madhya Pradesh

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Reported as [2025] 6 S.C.R. 1

Bench Sanjay Karol and K.V. Viswanathan JJ.

Decided 30 April 2025

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From the headnote

Issue for Consideration Whether the conviction of the appellant under Sections 366, 376(2)(g) and 342, Penal Code, 1860 and Section 3(2)(v), Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 is justified. Headnotes† Penal Code, 1860 – Explanation 1 to s.376(2)(g) – Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 – s.3(2)(v) – Appellant convicted u/ss.366, 376(2)(g) and 342, IPC and s.3(2)(v), 1989 Act – Challenge to: Held: In a case of gang rape u/s.376(2)(g), IPC an act by one is enough to render all in the gang for punishment as long as

Authorities it was built on

1990 State of Maharashtra v. Chandraprakash Kewal Chand Jain cited by 24
1996 The State of Punjab v. Gurmit Singh Anr Ors. cited by 21
2000 State of Rajasthan v. N.K. - the Accused cited by 7
2006 Dinesh @ Buddha v. State of Rajasthan cited by 6
2023 Neeraj Dutta v. State (govt. of N.C.T. of Delhi) cited by 6
2021 Patan Jamal Vali v. The State of Andhra Pradesh cited by 3
2017 Asharfi v. State of Uttar Pradesh cited by 2
1951 Rameshwar v. The State of Rajasthan. cited by 1
2024 Selvamani v. The State Rep. by the Inspector of Police cited by 1
2014 State of Rajasthan v. Roshan Khan & Ors. cited by 1
2019 Central Bureau of Investigation & Anr v. Mohd. Parvez Abdul Kayuum Etc cited by 1
2013 Lillu @ Rajesh & Anr. v. State of Haryana cited by 1
2022 The State of Jharkhand v. Shailendra Kumar Rai @ Pandav Rai cited by 1
2019 Khuman Singh v. State of Madhya Pradesh cited by 1

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