Shankar Sagar @ Bijali Sagar v. State of Chhattisgarh
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What is this about?
rape of minor; POCSO aggravated penetrative sexual assault; Section 376AB IPC; conviction on sole testimony of prosecutrix; mentally challenged child victim; age below 12 without ossification test; medical findings dentition 6+6/6+6, no menarche determinative of age; school register date of birth estimate unreliable; no adverse inference from delayed naming in counselling; no test identification parade; absence of injuries and non-detection of sperms immaterial where examination 3.5 months post-incident; medical evidence corroborative not substantive; sentence reduced from remainder of natural life to 20 years rigorous imprisonment; fine and default sentence unaltered; abatement of appeal on death of convict Bharat Tandi 27.12.2025; Ganesan v. State (2020) 10 SCC 573; Pankaj Chaudhary (2019) 11 SCC 575; Sham Singh v. State of Haryana (2018) 18 SCC 34; CRA 1011/2024; CRA 1170/2024; CRA 1390/2024; SC (POCSO) 56/2020 Raipur; Section 374(2) CrPC now Section 415(2) BNSS 2023.