Supreme Court of India · 2002-10-01
Rajendra @ Raju vs State Of Maharashtra
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2002 SUPREME COURT 3390
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Rajendra @ Raju
- Respondent
- State Of Maharashtra
- Bench
- S. Rajendra Babu, P. Venkatarama Reddi
Judgment text excerpt
The case involves an appeal against a conviction where the prosecution alleged that the appellant abducted the victim and her daughter at knife-point after they exited a cinema theater. The core legal issue pertains to the evaluation of testimony and the establishment of criminal intent in abduction and sexual assault cases. The court examined the evidence provided by thepronged witnesses to determine if the prosecution had proved its case beyond a reasonable doubt.