SONU KUMAR vs STATE OF H.P.

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the accused under Sections 452, 323, and 376(2)(g) IPC, affirming the findings of the Himachal Pradesh High Court. The Court emphasized that the prosecution established the essential elements of the offences, including the forcible abduction and rape of the prosecutrix, who belonged to a scheduled caste, thus invoking the provisions of the SC/ST Act. The Court dismissed the appellants' claims of being falsely implicated, affirming the lower courts' decisions and the integrity of the evidence presented.