Supreme Court · 2002 INSC 549 · Decided 17 December 2002
Ashok Kumar v. State of Haryana
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2002 INSC 549 · [2002] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 159
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 734/2002
- Decided
- 17 December 2002
- Bench
- S. RAJENDRA BABU, P. VENKATARAMA REDDI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 376, 506, 376(2)(g)
Headnote
B Penal Code, 1872-Section'J 76 (2)(g) Explanation I-Rape-Conviction under section-Allegation that accused along with other committed rape­ Conviction-During pendency of appeal accused died-High Court dismissing C appeal of other person-On appeal held in the absence of evidence of concert the other person is entitled to acquittal. According to the prosecution, PW6 witnessed the accused committing rape of his sister. At that moment, appellant came from adjoining room D and threatened to shoot PW6. He raised an alarm and several persons came on the spot after which
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