Supreme Court of India

Waris v. State of Madhya Pradesh

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Reported as [2025] 5 S.C.R. 842
Bench Vikram Nath, Sanjay Karol and Sandeep Mehta JJ.
Decided 8 May 2025

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Issue for Consideration Whether Trial Court ought to have given proper time and opportunity to the legal aid defence counsel to prepare the matter and should have deferred the cross-examination of PW-1 by a reasonable time so as to ensure fairness in the proceedings. Headnotes† Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 – ss.408, 432 – Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – ss.367, 391 – Penal Code, 1860 – ss.302, 201, 376(2)(i), 376AB – Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 – ss.5, 6 – Accused- appellant charged for subjecting his step-daughter to sexual assault and throttling her

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