Deepankar Tikedar v. State of Chhattisgarh; 2025 INSC 1381 - IPC - POCSO
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Indian Penal Code 1860 - Section 376 - POCSO Act- Section 6 -Conviction under IPC 376(3) and POCSO Section 6 upheld- Sentence modified to 25 years actual imprisonment without remission.
Case Info
Key Details
- Case Name: Deepankar Tikedar v. State of Chhattisgarh
- Neutral Citation: 2025 INSC 1381
- Coram: Rajesh Bindal, J.; Manmohan, J.
- Judgment Date: November 25, 2025
- Appeal No.: Criminal Appeal No. 5028 of 2025 (Arising out of SLP (Crl.) No. 9598 of 2025)
- Impugned Judgment: High Court of Chhattisgarh, CRA No. 1916 of 2023, dated 25.09.2024
Caselaws and Citations
- Shiva Kumar @ Shiva @ Shivamurthy v. State of Karnataka — relied upon for the Court’s power to impose a fixed term sentence without remission in place of life till natural death.
Statutes/Laws Referred
- Indian Penal Code, 1860: Section 375 (in FIR), Section 376(3) (conviction)
- Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012: Section 6
- Sentencing direction: 25 years actual imprisonment without remission replacing life imprisonment till natural death
