Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 238 · Decided 11 April 2013
Ram Deo Prasad v. State of Bihar
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 238 · [2013] 6 S.C.R. 108
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1354/2012
- Decided
- 11 April 2013
- Bench
- AFTAB ALAM, RANJANA PRAKASH DESAI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 376, 302; CrPC Section 114, 313; Evidence Act Section 114
Headnote
6 S.C.R. 108 RAM DEO PRP,SAD v. STATE OF BIHAR {Criminal Appeal No.1~•54 of 2012) APRIL 11, 2013 [AFTAB ALAM AND RANJANA PRAKASH DESAI, JJ.) Penal Code, 1860 - ss. 376 and 302 - Rape and murder of 4 years old child - Conviction and death sentence by c courts below - On appeal, held: It is parts of the victim leading to her death - Since the accused failed to rebut this 0 presumption, his conviction is justified - However, in view of the deficiencies in the investigation, absence of forensic evidence, lapses in trial proceedings and that the accused had not sufficient resources to
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