Supreme Court · 2011 INSC 55 · Decided 18 January 2011
Alamelu & ANR. v. State Represented BY Inspector of Police
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2011 INSC 55 · [2011] 2 S.C.R. 147
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1053/2009
- Decided
- 18 January 2011
- Bench
- B. SUDERSHAN REDDY, S.S. NIJJAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 366, 3, 376, 109; Evidence Act Section 35; Constitution Article 136
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860 - ss.366 and 3~6 rlw s.109: PW-2 was allegedly abducted and thereafter subjected to forcible marriage and rape - Eight accused - Conviction A B c of, by Courts below - Justification of - Held: Not justified - The entire story about the abduction by car and the concocted - It cannot be ruled out 0 that PW-2's father suspected that PW-2 was romantically involved with A-1 - Therefore, when she disappeared from home, A-1 was pre~;umed to be responsible for it and hence. the false story of abduction - Conclusions made by the High Court that PW-2 would
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