Supreme Court · 2010 INSC 577 · Decided 7 September 2010
Main Pal v. State of Haryana
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2010 INSC 577 · [2010] 11 S.C.R. 336
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1696/2010
- Decided
- 7 September 2010
- Bench
- R.V. RAVEENDRAN, H.L. GOKHALE (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 452, 354; CrPC Section 211, 212, 215, 464
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860 - ss. 452 and 354 - Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - ss. 211, 212, 215 and 464 - Accused C charged with having entered the house of PW1 and assaulting her with intent to outrage her modesty - Evidence however indicated that accused assaulted PW1 's daughter­ in-law to for assaulting and outraging the modesty of PW1 's D daughter-in-law', even though he was not charged with any offence with reference to PW1 's daughter-in-law', on the ground that the error or omission in the charge did not prejudice the accused or result in failure of justice - Held, No -
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