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Raju @ Umakant v. The State of Madhya Pradesh

Penal Code, 1860 – Explanation 1 to Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 – s.3(2)(v)

Partly allowed
Court
Supreme Court of India
Decided
30 Apr 2025
Citation
[2025] 6 S.C.R. 1
Case no.
CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 2377/2025
Bench
Sanjay Karol, K.v. Viswanathan

Issue for consideration

Whether the conviction of the appellant under Sections 366, 376(2)(g) and 342, Penal Code, 1860 and Section 3(2)(v), Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 is justified.

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