The prosecution case which was accepted by the companyrts below was that the prosecutrix, aged 19 years was a polio affected person and was unable to move numbermally.
On the first information report lodged by the prosecutrix PW 1, the respondent was tried for the charge of rape punishable under Section 376, Indian Penal Code.
14 of 1996 further reducing the sentence imposed on the accused, respondent herein, the State of Karnataka has filed this appeal assailing the said judgment.
The imposition of sentence in cases involving offences against women has engaged the attention of this Court from time to time.
The accused challenged the judgment before the High Court in appeal.
Against the sentence imposed by the High Court, the state has filed this appeal.
Feeling aggrieved by the judgment rendered by the Karnataka High Court in criminal appeal No.
The accused, who was a relation of the family had free access to the house.
He companymitted the rape when the prosecutrix was alone in the house, her parents having gone out.
Leave granted.
In the case of State of Karnataka v. Krishnappa , a three judge bench of this Court took numbere of the observations made in State of Andhra Pradesh v. Bodem Sundara Rao which read as follows In State of A.P v. Bodem Sundara Rao while dealing with a case of reduction of sentence from 10 years Rl to 4 years Rl by the High Court in the case of rape of a girl aged between 13 and 14 years, it was observed In recent years, we have numbericed that crime against women are on the rise.
