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Person Charged U/S 376 IPC For Rape Can Be Convicted U/S 354 Even In Absence Of A Specific Charge : Kerala High Court
Anamika MJ
11 July 2025 10:50 AM IST
Kerala High Court has reaffirmed that a person charged for rape under section 370 of IPC can be lawfully convicted under section 354 of IPC for assaulting a woman with the intent to outrage her modesty, even in the absence of specific charge to that effect, if the evidence proves the lesser offence.Justice M B Snehalatha thus dismissed the revision petition preferred by the accused...
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