Supreme Court · 2022 INSC 1133 · Decided 21 October 2022
Sumitha Pradeep v. Arun Kumar C.K & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2022 INSC 1133 · [2022] 14 S.C.R. 1012
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1834/2022
- Decided
- 21 October 2022
- Bench
- SURYA KANT, J.B. PARDIWALA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 7, 8, 9, 11; CrPC Section 164; POCSO Act Section 7, 8, 9, 11, 29
Headnote
Anticipatory bail: Case filed against respondent no.1 under ss.354(1)(i), (ii) and (iv), 354A(2) and 354A(3) IPC /w ss.7, 8, 9 and 11 of POCSO Act - Allegation against respondent no.1 was that he sexually assaulted his 12 years old niece - He asked the victim to sit on his lap her and kissed her on the cheeks and tried to kiss her on her lips - He further attempted to disrobe her and made lewd comments - The incident traumatized the victim to an extent that she slumped down in her course and performance although she was an excellent student giving good
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