Supreme Court · 1966 INSC 115 · Decided 28 April 1966
State of Punjab v. Major Singh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1966 INSC 115 · [1966] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 286
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 54/1964
- Decided
- 28 April 1966
- Bench
- A.K. SARKAR, J.R. MUDHOLKAR, R.S. BACHAWAT (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 354
Headnote
PUNiil A v. MAJOR SINGH April 28, 1966 II (A.K. SARKAR, C.J., ]. R. MUL>HOLKAR ASD R. S. BACHAWAT, JJ.J Indian Penal Code (.J5 of 1860), s. 354-Scope of-Relevancy of age of victim. Per Mudholkar, J.: Unde~ s. 354 of the Indian Penal Code, while the individual reaction of the victim to the act the mischief of the section and would constitute an offence under the section. [293 A-CJ Since the action of the accused (respondent) in interfering with and thereby causing injury to the vagina Qf the child, who was seven and half months old, was deliberate, he must be deemed to have in­
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