Supreme Court of India · 2009-04-27
State Of Rajasthan vs Hemraj & Anr
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2009 SUPREME COURT 2644
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- State Of Rajasthan
- Respondent
- Hemraj & Anr
- Author
- Arijit Pasayat
- Bench
- Asok Kuamr Ganguly, Arijit Pasayat
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the appeal against the Rajasthan High Court's dismissal of the application questioning the acquittal of respondents under Section 376(2) IPC. The Court emphasized that the presence of accused Hemraj at the crime scene was not established, leading to the conclusion that he could not be held guilty under Section 376(2) IPC. The Court upheld the High Court's decision, affirming that the evidence did not support the conviction of either respondent for the alleged rape, thus maintaining the acquittal.