Supreme Court · 2015 INSC 458 · Decided 1 July 2015
State of M.P. v. Madan Lal
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2015 INSC 458 · [2015] 7 S.C.R. 998
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 231/2015
- Decided
- 1 July 2015
- Bench
- DIPAK MISRA, PRAFULLA C. PANT (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 376(2)(f)
Headnote
c Penal Code, 1860 - s. 376(2)(f) rw s. 511 ands. 354 - Rape - Prosecution case that accused raped a seven year old girl- Conviction uls. 376(2)(f) rw s. 511 and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for five years - High Court in view of compromise between the accused and the parents of the o the sentence to the period of custody already undergone - On appeal, held: In a case of rape or attempt of rape, there cannot be a compromise or settlement as it would be against the honour of the victim which matters the most - These are E crimes against the body of a woman which is her own
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