Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 237 · Decided 10 April 2013
Kailash @ Tanti Banjara v. State of Madhya Pradesh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 237 · [2013] 4 S.C.R. 875
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1962/2010
- Decided
- 10 April 2013
- Bench
- B.S. CHAUHAN, F.M. IBRAHIM KALIFULLA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 376, 5068
Headnote
A B Penal Code, 1860 - ss. 376 and 5068 - Rape - Courts below though found that the intercourse was with the consent C of prosecutrix, but convicted him finding that the prosecutrix was 14 years of age - On appeal, held: Conviction justified - In view of the conclusion that the prosecutrix group of 13-14 years, consent of the prosecutrix has no consequence. D Vijay @ Chinee vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2010) 8 SCC 191 : 2010 (8) SCR 1150 • relied on. Case Law Reference: 2010 (8) SCR 1150 relied on Para 5 CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION : Criminal Appeal No. 1962 of 2010. E
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