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Akhtar Ali @ Ali Akhtar @ Shamim @ Raja Ustad v. State of Uttarakhand

Circumstantial evidence – Protection of Children Act, 2012 – ss.3 r/w 4, 5 r/w 6, 7 r/w 8

Allowed
Court
Supreme Court of India
Decided
10 Sep 2025
Citation
[2025] 9 S.C.R. 585
Case no.
CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 3955/2025
Bench
Vikram Nath, Sanjay Karol, Sandeep Mehta

Issue for consideration

Whether the conviction of the appellants, as recorded by the trial Court and affirmed by the High Court, deserves to be upheld or whether they are entitled to acquittal.

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