Deo Kumar Rai vs State of Sikkim - 2017 Supreme(Sikk) 8

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2017 Supreme(Sikk) 8

BHASKAR RAJ PRADHAN
Deo Kumar Rai – Appellant
Versus
State of Sikkim – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
For the Appellant :Mr. Zangpo Sherpa, Legal Aid Counsel with Ms. Mon Maya Subba, Advocates.
For the Respondent: Mr. S.K Chettri and Mr. D.K. Siwakoti, Assistant Public Prosecutor.

Table of Content
1. overview of impugned judgment, grounds of appeal, and prosecution contentions. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5)
2. detailed factual matrix and evidentiary deposition accounts. (Para 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33)
3. legal sufficiency and weight of prosecutrix testimony in sexual assault cases. (Para 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51)
4. addressing contradictions, delay in fir, and social context in child-victim cases. (Para 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 , 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 , 65)
5. sentencing principles for multiple offences and composite sentence interpretation. (Para 66 , 67 , 68 , 69 , 70 , 71 , 72 , 73 , 74 , 75 , 76 , 77 , 78 , 79 , 80 , 81 , 82 , 83 , 84)
6. mandatory judicial obligation to provide victim compensation and rehabilitation. (Para 85 , 86 , 87 , 88 , 89 , 90 , 91 , 92 , 93 , 94 , 95 , 96 , 97 , 98 , 99 , 100 , 101 , 102 , 103 , 104 , 105)
7. final confirmation of conviction, sentence adjustment, and anonymity mandates. (Para 106 , 107 , 108 , 109 , 110)

JUDGMENT :

Bhaskar Raj Pradhan, J.

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2017 Supreme(Sikk) 8

BHASKAR RAJ PRADHANDeo Kumar Rai – AppellantVersusState of Sikkim – Respondent

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BHASKAR RAJ PRADHAN
Deo Kumar Rai – Appellant
Versus
State of Sikkim – Respondent