Supreme Court · 2018 INSC 986 · Decided 24 October 2018
The State of Madhya Pradesh v. Rajaram @ Raja
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2018 INSC 986 · [2018] 14 S.C.R. 294
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 637/2016
- Decided
- 24 October 2018
- Bench
- N.V. RAMANA, MOHAN M. SHANTANAGOUDAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 376(1), 306, 376, 305
Headnote
Appeal: Appeal against acquittal - Scope of interference - Prosecution case was that the respondent committed rape on the victim-deceased due to which she was under depression and committed suicide by consuming poison - Conviction and 306 IPC - High Court allowed the appeal filed by respondent and set aside his conviction - Appeal by State challenging acquittal relying on the evidence of 12 year old sister of the deceased and her father - Held: PW-4, sister of the deceased who is 12 years of age,
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