The Division Bench of Justice Bhaskar Raj Pradhan and Justice Meenakshi Madan Rai passed this order while hearing a criminal appeal filed by Subash Chandra Chettri.
The Supreme Court recently issued a notice in a plea filed by a mother alleging rape and murder of her 14 year old daughter who was found hanging in her classroom in Uttar Pradesh.
The judgment was pronounced by a single-judge bench led by Justice Vibhu Bakhru on the appeal against the order of the trial court which had convicted the appellants for the offences punishable under Section 109 read with Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code.
The Delhi High Court passed the order in a leave petition against the order of the Trial Court which aquitted the rape accused. The accused was charged for rape of a minor and a case was registered under Section 506 IPC and Section 6 of POCSO Act.