Prudeta
Prudeta
2026 INSC 718
📌 Paras 1-8
The State of West Bengal appealed against a High Court order that had set aside a trial court's decision to admit the deposition of a deceased victim from an earlier trial into evidence. An FIR was registered in 2012 for gang rape and other offences against five accused, including the respondent. The victim alleged she was gang-raped at gunpoint and pushed from a moving car. While some accused were apprehended and later convicted, the respondent and another accused absconded. The victim passed away in 2015. The respondent was subsequently apprehended, and a supplementary chargesheet was filed. The prosecution sought to use the deceased victim's deposition from the earlier trial under Section 33 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, which the trial c
The bench further analyzed the constitutional validity of the impugned provisions and discussed the interpretation of Articles 14 and 21 in light of recent precedents...
Citing the ratio in prior decisions, the court held that the legislative intent was to ensure...
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