Supreme Court of India

Ashok Kumar v. State of Haryana

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Decided 17 December 2002

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What the Court ordered

In the result, we set aside the order made by the Trial Court as affirmed C by the High Court and acquit the accused of the offence with which he was charged.

Judgment, page 7

From the headnote

Penal Code, 1872-Section'J 76 (2)(g) Explanation I-Rape-Conviction under section-Allegation that accused along with other committed rape­ Conviction-During pendency of appeal accused died-High Court dismissing appeal of other person-On appeal held in the absence of evidence of concert between accused and the other person, conviction by trial court as upheld by High Court cannot be sustained-Thus the other person is entitled to acquittal.…

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