Supreme Court of India

Deepak Kumar Sahu v. State of Chhattisgarh

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Reported as [2025] 8 S.C.R. 395
Bench Sudhanshu Dhulia and N.V. Anjaria JJ.
Decided 4 August 2025

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Issue for Consideration The appellant came to be convicted and sentenced for the offences punishable u/ss.450 and 376(2) of the IPC and s.4 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 [POCSO Act]. Whether the High Court was justified in upholding and confirming the conviction and sentence awarded to the appellant-convict, by the trial court. Headnotes† Penal Code, 1860 – ss. 450, 376(2) – Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 – s.4 – Allegation that appellant- accused entered the house of victim aged about 15 years and sent her brother aged about 11 years to

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