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Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2018

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RANJAY SINGHversusTHE STATE OF BIHAR

ALLOWED

The appellant Ranjay Singh was convicted by a Special Court under Section 376(3) IPC and Section 5(j)(ii) read with Section 6 of the POCSO Act for raping a minor who later became pregnant. The trial court relied mainly on the victim’s testimony and medical reports but failed to determine the …

STATE OF GUJARATversusKANUBHAI @ KETANBHAI RAMANBHAI PARMAR

39-RULE DISCHARGED/DISMISSED @ FH

The State of Gujarat appealed under Section 377 of the CrPC seeking enhancement of the sentence imposed on Ketanbhai Ramanbhai Parmar, who was convicted of raping a five‑year‑old girl and sentenced to seven years' rigorous imprisonment with a fine of Rs.5,000. The State argued that the punishment …

MANOJ MISHRA @ CHHOTKAUversusTHE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH

2021 INSC 640Case Partly allowed

The appellant was convicted for kidnapping, rape, and related offences after the father of a minor girl filed a complaint alleging that the appellant and others had enticed and assaulted his daughter. The trial court and the Allahabad High Court upheld convictions under Sections 363, 366, 376-D IPC …

PATAN JAMAL VALIversusTHE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH

2021 INSC 272Disposed off

The appellant, a known acquaintance of the victim's family, entered the home of a blind Scheduled Caste woman and raped her, after which he was apprehended at the scene. The trial courts convicted him under Section 376(1) of the IPC and Section 3(2)(v) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes …

SHATRUGHNA BABAN MESHRAMversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA

2020 INSC 624Case Partly allowed

A two‑and‑a‑half‑year‑old girl was abducted, brutally raped and murdered by her maternal uncle, Shatrughna Baban Meshram. The trial court convicted the appellant under Sections 302, 376(1), 376(2)(f,i,m) and 376A of the IPC and Section 6 of the POCSO Act, imposing death sentences on the charges of …