Tag: IPC Section 376

Supreme Court Facilitates Settlement in Rape and Cheating Case, Orders Return of Money and Gold
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Supreme Court Facilitates Settlement in Rape and Cheating Case, Orders Return of Money and Gold

The Supreme Court disposed of appeals concerning allegations under Sections 376, 406, and 506 of the IPC by facilitating a settlement. The Court directed the appellant to deposit a specified sum with the Trial Court and gold ornaments with the High Court Registrar for release to the prosecutrix, thereby resolving the disputes. Facts Of The Case: The case originates from an FIR registered against the appellant-accused based on a complaint filed by the second respondent, the prosecutrix. She alleged that the accused, who was assisting her with ongoing divorce proceedings, forcefully subjected her to sexual intercourse in December 2017 under the threat of disseminating her photographs. Subsequently, on multiple occasions in 2018, he established a physical relationship with her on the false ...
Supreme Court Overturns Death Penalty, Acquits Accused in Child Rape-Murder Case Due to Flawed Evidence
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Supreme Court Overturns Death Penalty, Acquits Accused in Child Rape-Murder Case Due to Flawed Evidence

This Supreme Court judgment acquits the appellants, holding that in a case based purely on circumstantial evidence, the prosecution must establish a complete and unbroken chain of circumstances conclusively pointing to guilt. The Court found the evidence—including motive, last seen theory, and DNA reports—to be unreliable, incomplete, and failing to meet the standard of proof beyond a reasonable doubt required for a conviction, let alone the death penalty. Facts Of The Case: On November 20, 2014, a minor girl went missing from a wedding function at Sheeshmahal in Ramlila Maidan, Kathgodam, Uttarakhand. Her father lodged a missing report the next day. After an extensive search, her body was discovered on November 25, 2014, in a forest near the Gaula River, close to the venue. The post-mor...