Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 180 · Decided 5 February 1996
Dharma v. Nirmal Singh @ Bittu and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 180 · [1996] 2 S.C.R. 115
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1215/1995
- Decided
- 5 February 1996
- Bench
- G.N. RAY, B.L. HANSARIA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 376, 302, 511; CrPC Section 401(3); Constitution Article 136, 142
Headnote
B Constitution of India, 1950: Articles 136 and 142. Acquittal-Appeal against-Power of Supreme Court-Not cir­ cumscribed by any limitation imposed by section 401(3) of the Code of C Criminal procedure, 1973. Criminal Law : Indian Penal Code, 1860: Sections 376, 302 and 511. Rape and first infomting father of deceased instead of villagers-Not unnatural-Weapon of offenc~Recovery of-At the instance of accused-Connected him with crime-Fact of his abscondence also proved-Held : accused guilty of of- D fenc~Acquittal set aside. E Sentenc~Accused guilty of committing offence
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