Judgments - Rape

Law laid down - 1. Section 3(2)(v) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989– As per unamended provision, the prosecution was required to establish that the prosecutrix who was subjected to any offence under the IPC was subjected on the ground that she is a member of SC/ST community. In view of evidence on record, the prosecution could not establish that offence allegedly committed was on the ground that prosecutrix belonged to reserved community. Hence, Full Judgment

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Supreme Court of India (Full Bench (FB)- Three Judge)

Ravi S/o Ashok Ghumare VERSUS The State of Maharashtra

Appeal (Crl.), 1488-1489 of 2018, Judgment Date: Oct 03, 2019

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Tags Death Sentence Murder Rape Sexual Offences

Supreme Court of India (Full Bench (FB)- Three Judge)

Ravishankar @ Baba Vishwakarma VERSUS The State of Madhya Pradesh

Appeal (Crl.), 1523-1524 of 2019, Judgment Date: Oct 03, 2019

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Supreme Court of India (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

Pramod Suryabhan Pawar Versus The State of Maharashtra & Anr

Appeal (Crl.), 1165 of 2019, Judgment Date: Aug 21, 2019

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Supreme Court of India (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

Manoharan Versus State by Inspector of Police Variety Hall Police Station, Coimbatore

Appeal (Crl.), 1174-1175 of 2019, Judgment Date: Aug 01, 2019

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Delhi High Court (Single Judge)

STATE VERSUS KUNDAN KUMAR

CRL.L.P., 573 of 2017, Judgment Date: Jul 12, 2019

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Tags Acquittal Rape Punishment

Delhi High Court (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

DEEPTI VERMA VERSUS STATE AND ANR

CRL.A., 758 of 2019, Judgment Date: Jul 09, 2019

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Supreme Court of India (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

KUMAR GHIMIREY VERSUS THE STATE OF SIKKIM

Appeal (Crl.), 719 of 2019, Judgment Date: Apr 22, 2019

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Supreme Court of India (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

Ganga Prasad Mahto VERSUS State of Bihar & Anr.

Appeal (Crl.), 526 of 2019, Judgment Date: Mar 26, 2019

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Supreme Court of India (Full Bench (FB)- Three Judge)

Sachin Kumar Singhraha Versus State of Madhya Pradesh

Appeal (Crl.), 473-474 of 2019, Judgment Date: Mar 12, 2019

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Supreme Court of India (Full Bench (FB)- Three Judge)

ANKUSH MARUTI SHINDE AND OTHERS VERSUS STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

Appeal (Crl.), 1008-1009 of 2007, Judgment Date: Mar 05, 2019

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Supreme Court of India (Full Bench (FB)- Three Judge)

RAJU VERSUS THE STATE OF HARYANA

Appeal (Crl.), 1175 of 2014, Judgment Date: Feb 22, 2019

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Supreme Court of India (Full Bench (FB)- Three Judge)

PARKASH CHAND VERSUS STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH

Appeal (Crl.), 2393 of 2010, Judgment Date: Feb 12, 2019

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Supreme Court of India (Full Bench (FB)- Three Judge)

Nand Kishore Versus State of Madhya Pradesh

Appeal (Crl.), 94 of 2019, Judgment Date: Jan 18, 2019

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Madhya Pradesh High Court (Single Judge)

Lal Singh -Versus- The State of Madhya Pradesh

Criminal Appeal, 1476 of 2014, Judgment Date: Dec 15, 2018

Law laid down - In case of rape of an adult married woman where the report is lodged on the next day of the incident, the prosecution has to explain where did the prosecutrix stay in the night. In absence of such an explanation, medical and chemical examination reports lose their significance. Full Judgment

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