Supreme Court of India
Tulshidas Kanolkar v. The State of Goa
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Penal Code, 1860-Sections 376 and 506(2)-Rape-Mentally challenged victim-Delay in lodging FIR-Consent-Plea of Held, on facts, victim is totally unaware of dreadful consequences-Hence, there is no delay in lodging FIR-Mentally challenged victim cannot legally give consent to sexual intercourse Legislature advised to prescribe higher minimum sentence for rape of mentally challenged victim. Appellant accused committed rape of a mentally challenged victim·several times.
Where later benches applied it
- 2016 State of Himachal Pradesh v. Sanjay Kumar @ Sunny
- 2019 Parkash Chand v. State of Himachal Pradesh
- 2026 Waris v. The State of Madhya Pradesh
- 2014 State of Rajasthan v. Roshan Khan & Ors.
- 2004 State of Himachal Pradesh v. Shree Kant Shekari
- 2017 Ms. Eera through Dr. Manjula Krippendorf v. State (govt. of Nct of Delhi) & Anr.
Of those, 1 relied on · 1 referred to · 3 mentioned · 1 not applicable
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