Supreme Court · 2024 INSC 919 · Decided 2 December 2024
Ashok v. State of Uttar Pradesh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2024 INSC 919 · [2024] 12 S.C.R. 335
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 771/2024
- Decided
- 2 December 2024
- Bench
- ABHAY S. OKA, AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAH, AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- BNSS Section 351, 340, 341; IPC Section 376, 302, 201; CrPC Section 313, 313(5), 303, 304; Constitution Article 21, 39A
Headnote
Matter pertains to the correctness of the order of conviction and sentence against the appellant, for the offences punishable u/ss.376, 302, 201 IPC as also SC and ST Act 1989; and as regards the role of the Public Prosecutor and appointment of legal - ss.376, 302, 201 - Rape and murder - Prosecution case that appellant committed rape and murder of a ten year old girl - Victim's cousin-witness to the incident, and narrated the same to the victim's father - Dead body found hidden at the place of
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