Supreme Court · 2015 INSC 14 · Decided 8 January 2015
Darga Ram @ Gunga v. State of Rajasthan
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2015 INSC 14 · [2015] 1 S.C.R. 350
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 513/2008
- Decided
- 8 January 2015
- Bench
- T.S. THAKUR, R. BANUMATHI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 376; Constitution; Juvenile Justice Act
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860 - ss. 302 and 376 - Murder and rape of minor girl aged 7 years - Conviction by courts below- Held: The circumstances of the case form a complete chain and lead to an irresistible conclusion that the accused was responsible for rape and murder - Conviction affirmed. Juvenile Act, 0 2000 - s. 12(3)(b) - Conviction for rape and murder - In appeal to Supreme Court, plea of Juvenility - Constitution of Medical Board - The Board determined his age in the range of 30 to 36 years and took 33 years as his average age - In view of the opinion of the Medical Board, the
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