Rajasthan High Court | Criminal Revision Dismissed Against Framing of Charges | Rape Allegation First Made in S.164 CrPC Statement Cannot Be Ignored at Charge Stage
Isabella Mariam The High Court of Rajasthan Single Bench of Justice Sandeep Shah dismissed a criminal revision petition challenging the framing of charges by the Additional Sessions Judge, Sri Dungargarh, District Bikaner. Upholding charges under Sections 452, 341, 323, 354, and 376 of the Indian Penal Code, the Court clarified that the allegation of rape, though introduced for the first time by the prosecutrix in her statement u...