Supreme Court of India · 2013-04-16
DILIP vs STATE OF M.P.
- Citation / case number
- SC 2009/25281
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- DILIP
- Respondent
- STATE OF M.P.
- Author
- FAKKIR MOHAMED IBRAHIM KALIFULLA B.S. CHAUHAN
- Bench
- FAKKIR MOHAMED IBRAHIM KALIFULLA B.S. CHAUHAN
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's conviction of the appellant under Sections 376 and 450 IPC, reversing the Sessions Court's acquittal. The Court found that the prosecutrix was below 16 years of age, thus any consent was irrelevant under the law. The Court emphasized that the trial court's conclusions regarding consent were erroneous and that the evidence presented substantiated the prosecution's case.