Supreme Court · [2024] 12 S.C.R. 1122 · Decided 19 December 2024
Rajeev Kumar Upadhyay v. Srikant Upadhyay & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- [2024] 12 S.C.R. 1122
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 4831/2024
- Decided
- 19 December 2024
- Bench
- C.T. RAVIKUMAR, SANJAY KAROL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 341, 323, 354, 354B, 379, 504, 506, 149; CrPC Section 482, 156(3); Constitution Article 21, 51A
Headnote
The victim was subjected to grave accusations and was also disrobed and assaulted in public. The Court take this as an opportunity to refer and reaffirm the commitment to the ideals of equality and justice for all. Penal Code, 1860 - ss.341, 323, - Witch (Daain) Act - ss.3 and 4 - Victim was accused of witchcraft - She abused physically & verbally and thereafter disrobed - FIR was registered against 13 accused persons - Trial Court took cognizance - Accused persons sought quashing of FIR
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