Supreme Court of India · 2019-03-26
Ganga Prasad Mahto vs State Of Bihar
- Citation / case number
- AIRONLINE 2019 SC 148
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Ganga Prasad Mahto
- Respondent
- State Of Bihar
- Author
- Abhay Manohar Sapre
- Bench
- Dinesh Maheshwari, Abhay Manohar Sapre
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal of Ganga Prasad Mahto, who was convicted under Section 376 of the IPC for rape and sentenced to seven years of rigorous imprisonment. The court upheld the concurrent findings of the lower courts, emphasizing the sufficiency of evidence against the appellant. The judgment reinforces the legal standards for conviction in sexual assault cases, affirming the lower courts' decisions.