Supreme Court · 2023 INSC 959 · Decided 30 October 2023
Manak Chand @ Mani v. The State of Haryana
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2023 INSC 959 · [2023] 14 S.C.R. 74
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 2276/2014
- Decided
- 30 October 2023
- Bench
- SANJAY KISHAN KAUL, C.T. RAVIKUMAR, SUDHANSHU DHULIA (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 376
Headnote
HEADNOTES Issue for consideration: Whether the courts below were justifi ed in convicting and sentencing the appellant for off ence of rape u/s. 376 IPC. Penal Code, 1860 - s. 376 - Rape - Allegation of the prosecutrix aged less than 16 years, against her was raped two three times when she had gone to her sister's matrimonial home - Considering the family relations, initially the matter was sought to be settled by the marriage of the two - However, the off er was turned down, and the prosecutrix's father lodged an FIR
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