Supreme Court of India

Nehru @ Jawahar v. State of Chhattisgarh

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Bench Dr. Arijit Pasayat and P.P. Naolekar JJ.
Decided 13 June 2008

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Penal Code, 1860 - s. 376 - Rape - Conviction by Courts below - Plea of inconsistency in prosecution version c and consent by the victim - Held: In view of the records of the case no inconsistency found - Statement of the victim does not disclose her consent - Conviction justified. Appellant-accused was tried u/s 376 IPC. Accused took the plea that the prosecutrix consented to the act. Prosecutrix told her age to be 14 years.…

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