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Gyanendra Singh @ Raja Singh v. State of U.P.

Sentence/Sentencing – Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 – ss.42, 42A

Partly allowed
Court
Supreme Court of India
Decided
6 Mar 2025
Citation
[2025] 3 S.C.R. 490
Case no.
CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1257/2025
Bench
Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta

Issue for consideration

Whether the conviction of the appellant ought to have been recorded under the IPC or whether the provisions of the Special law, i.e., Section 42A of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, would prevail thereby, vitiating the sentence awarded to the under Sections 376(2) (f) and 376(2)(i) of IPC.

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