Supreme Court · 2025 INSC 331 · Decided 20 February 2025
The State of Himachal Pradesh v. Rajesh Kumar @ Munnu
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2025 INSC 331 · [2025] 2 S.C.R. 1806
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 2097/2014
- Decided
- 20 February 2025
- Bench
- SURYA KANT, N KOTISWAR SINGH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 376, 452
Headnote
Matter pertains to the correctness of the order passed by the High Court acquitting the accused u/ss.376 and 452 IPC. Penal Code, 1860 - ss.376 and 452 - Rape - Non-allowance of medical examination by prosecutrix - Delay in lodging the accused-respondent for forcibly committing sexual intercourse with the prosecutrix, however, acquitted by the High Court due to glaring lacunae in the prosecution case - Interference: Held: Interference not called for - Mother of the prosecutrix declared hostile - Father
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