Supreme Court · 2012 INSC 204 · Decided 7 May 2012
Neel Kumar @ Anil Kumar v. The State of Haryana
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2012 INSC 204 · [2012] 5 S.C.R. 696
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 523/2010
- Decided
- 7 May 2012
- Bench
- B.S. CHAUHAN, F.M. IBRAHIM KALIFULLA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 376(2)(f), 201; CrPC Section 313; Evidence Act Section 106
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860 - ss. 302, 376(2)(f) and 201 - Rape C and murder -Allegation that appellant raped his 4 year old daughter and thereafter murdered her- FIR lodged by victim's mother (i.e. appellant's wife) -Trial court enumerated number of incriminating circumstances against the appellant Court affirmed the conviction - On D appeal, held: Appellant was guardian of the child and was duty bound to safeguard the victim - He kept mum and did not give any information to any law enforcing agency or even to the mother of the victim - If somebody else would have committed the offence
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