In Brief
Two appellants, a police driver and a singer, aged 24-25, were convicted of gang rape of a 16-year-old girl after forcing her to consume an intoxicant-laced drink. They were sentenced to 15 years imprisonment under Section 376(2)(g) IPC and 10 years under Section 120-B IPC. The Supreme Court upheld the convictions despite charges not specifying gang rape, finding evidence clearly established it. The Court reduced both sentences to 8 years (concurrent), exercising discretion under the pre-2013 law based on their youth, good repute, lack of criminal history, backward origins, and good jail conduct."
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