Supreme Court · 2002 INSC 279 · Decided 10 May 2002
State of Rajasthan v. Kishan Lal
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2002 INSC 279 · [2002] 3 S.C.R. 1066
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 516/1996
- Decided
- 10 May 2002
- Bench
- Y.K. SABHARWAL, B.P. SINGH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 376; CrPC Section 377, 377(3); Constitution Article 136
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860 : Secti~n 376-Rape-Conviction of accused by Trial Court-Reduction C of sentence by the High Court-On appeal, Held: Since High Court has not recorded any adequate or special reason for reducing sentence, the order of the High Court not justified Rape-Prosecution D entitled to benefit of doubt and thus acuqitted. Code of Criminal Procedure, 197 3: Section 373(3)-Applicability of-Appeal under Article 136 of the Constitution on the ground of inadequacy of the sentence-Plea of acquittal- E Raising of-Held, Supreme Court for the purpose of averting
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