Supreme Court · 2007 INSC 43 · Decided 16 January 2007
Jameel v. State of Maharashtra
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2007 INSC 43 · [2007] 1 S.C.R. 946
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 173/2006
- Decided
- 16 January 2007
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, MARKANDEY KATJU (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 363, 377, 511; Juvenile Justice Act
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860; ss. 363, 377 and 511: Rape of a minor girl-Accused allegedly enticed a minor girl, later raped her-Trial Court found him guilty of offences under ss. 363, 376 rlw ss. 511 and 377 !PC and sentenced him accordingly-Appeal dismissed by High Court-On appeal, Held: Prosecutrix was identification parade-On the basis of deposition of prosecutrix and her parents, Trial Court as also High Court rightly convicted the accused D persons. E Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000- Applicability of-Held: Not applicable since accused having attained eighteen
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