Supreme Court · 2012 INSC 470 · Decided 12 October 2012
State of U.P. v. Munesh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2012 INSC 470 · [2012] 9 S.C.R. 545
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 180/2007
- Decided
- 12 October 2012
- Bench
- P. SATHASIVAM, RANJAN GOGOI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 376; CrPC Section 161
Headnote
545 STATE OF U.P. v. MUNESH (Criminal Appeal No. 180 of 2007) OCTOBER 12, 2012 [P. SATHASIVAM AND RANJAN GOGOi, JJ.) Penal Code, 1860 - ss. 302 and 376 - Rape and murder of minor girl - Conviction of respondent-accused by trial court A B - Set aside by High Court - Justification - Held: Not victim corroborated with the statements made by PW2 and PW3 - Delay in lodging FIR was properly explained by PW1 o - Statement of PW4(doctor), who conducted post-. :1ortem, fully supported the case of the prosecution that the deceased was raped before strangulation - ProsecuJion story fully
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