Supreme Court of India · 2003-12-02
Parkash vs State Of Haryana
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2004 SUPREME COURT 227
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Parkash
- Respondent
- State Of Haryana
- Author
- Arijit Pasayat
- Bench
- Doraiswamy Raju, Arijit Pasayat
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the conviction of the accused-appellant under Sections 363, 366, and 376 read with Section 511 IPC for kidnapping and attempted rape of a five-year-old girl. The Court upheld the convictions under Sections 363 and 366 IPC, affirming the trial court's reliance on eyewitness testimony, while it set aside the conviction under Section 376 read with Section 511 IPC due to insufficient evidence. The Court emphasized the need for corroborative evidence in sexual assault cases involving minors.