Supreme Court · 2020 INSC 580 · Decided 8 October 2020
Miss ‘a v. State of Uttar Pradesh and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2020 INSC 580 · [2020] 11 S.C.R. 515
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 659/2020
- Decided
- 8 October 2020
- Bench
- UDAY UMESH LALIT, VINEET SARAN, S. RAVINDRA BHAT (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 376C, 354D, 342, 506; CrPC Section 164, 173, 190, 207, 208
Headnote
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - ss.164, 173, 190, 207, 208 - Statement recorded u/s.164 - Copy to accused - Case of sexual exploitation - Suo motu case registered by Supreme Court - Direction to set up SIT - Appellant-victim's statement recorded seeking certified copy thereof was rejected - Order challenged - Allowed by High Court - Before the said decision could be challenged by filing the instant SLP, a copy of appellant's statement u/s.164 was made over to respondent no.2 - Held: Right to receive a
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