Supreme Court · 2000 INSC 291 · Decided 5 May 2000
T.K. Gopal @ Gopi v. State of Karnataka
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2000 INSC 291 · [2000] 3 S.C.R. 1040
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 443/2000
- Decided
- 5 May 2000
- Bench
- S. SAGHIR AHMAD, DORAISWAMY RAJU (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 376(2), 376
Headnote
Indian Penal Code, 1860-Section 376(2)-0ffence under-Rape of infant-Conviction under and sentence of JO years RI by cou11s below-Notice for enhancement of punishment by Supreme Cou11-Plea for recalling the C notice in view of extenuating circumstances-Held, having regard to the extenuating be manied, the present pe1iod of incarcera­ tion of the appellant in jail is enough. Rape of an inf ant-Punishment for-Sentence of 10 years awarded by D Trial Courl and High Coun-Held, Where the victim is a woman of less than 12 years of age, the minimum sentence is ten years, but it may also
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