Supreme Court · 2025 INSC 712 · Decided 8 May 2025
Waris v. State of Madhya Pradesh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2025 INSC 712 · [2025] 5 S.C.R. 842
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 429/2020
- Decided
- 8 May 2025
- Bench
- VIKRAM NATH, SANJAY KAROL, SANDEEP MEHTA (3-judge bench)
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- BNSS Section 408, 432; IPC Section 302, 201, 376(2)(i), 376AB; CrPC Section 367, 391, 207; Constitution Article 22(1); POCSO Act Section 5, 6
Headnote
Whether Trial Court ought to have given proper time and opportunity to the legal aid defence counsel to prepare the matter and should have deferred the cross-examination of PW-1 by a reasonable time so as to ensure fairness in the proceedings. Bharatiya ss.408, 432 - Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - ss.367, 391 - Penal Code, 1860 - ss.302, 201, 376(2)(i), 376AB - Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 - ss.5, 6 - Accused- appellant charged for subjecting his step-daughter to sexual
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