Supreme Court · 1973 INSC 111 · Decided 2 May 1973
Thakorlal D. Vadgama v. The State of Gujarat
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1973 INSC 111 · [1974] 1 S.C.R. 178
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 18/1970
- Decided
- 2 May 1973
- Bench
- I.D. DUA, KUTTYIL KURIEN MATHEW (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 366, 376
Headnote
111dh1.n Penal Code, S. 366-When a person "takes" or "entices'' away a minor girl from rhe custody of her lawful guardian-The scope of the section. The accused. was convicted by the trial court under Ss. 366 and 376 l.P.C. Ou appeal. the Hii:h Court acquitted him of the offence out a minor girl out of the keeping of her parents (her lawfut guardian) with an intention that she may be seduced to illicit inter­ course. On appeal to this Court, the appellant contended that since the girl left her parents' house out of her own accord due to the harsh treatment of her
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