Supreme Court · 1995 INSC 616 · Decided 12 October 1995
Rupan Deol Bajaj and ANR. v. Kanwar Pal Singh Gill and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1995 INSC 616 · [1995] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 237
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1183/1995
- Decided
- 12 October 1995
- Bench
- A.S. ANAND, M.K. MUKHERJEE (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 341, 342, 352, 354, 509, 95; CrPC Section 482, 173; Constitution Article 226
Headnote
AND ANR. v. KANWAR PAL SINGH GILL AND ANR. OCTOBER 12, 1995 [DR. AS. ANAND AND M.K. MUKHERJEE, J.J.] Indian Penal Code, 1861!-Sections 354, 509----Modesty of woman­ A1caning of--Test for asce1taining lvhether n1odesty has been outraged-A·ction of offender capable of shocking sense restrained' he1--0ffence u/s 341 not made out. A B c Section 95--0ffences of llivial nature-Expression 'hann' (ncludes physical injiuy as also injurious niental reoction--Offence relating to n1odesty D of won1an-Undcr no circ1unstances it can be llivial-Sec. 95 not applicable. C1in1inal
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