Supreme Court · 2001 INSC 235 · Decided 1 May 2001
State of Himachal Pradesh v. Gian Chand
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2001 INSC 235 · [2001] 3 S.C.R. 247
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 649/1996
- Decided
- 1 May 2001
- Bench
- A.S. ANAND, R.C. LAHOTI, DORAISWAMY RAJU (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 376; CrPC Section 154
Headnote
A B Penal Code, 1860-Section 376-Rape of minor girl by distant relation-High Court allowed the appeal of accused for delay in filing FIR­ Inconsistency regarding place of rape-Non examination of key witnesses- C Presence of injury on the victim and on the accused-Held, on facts and material, respondent committed rape of a minor gili. Trial Court found the respondent guilty and sentenced him to imprisonment for 10 years and a fine of Rs. 5000. High Court allowed the appeal of the respondent-accused. In ap11eal to this Court, the a11pellant State contended that the High Court was
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