Criminal Procedure Code, 1973
Section 439—Bail—Gang rape, wrongful confinement and criminal intimidation—FIR registered under Sections 376D, 342 and 506 of IPC—False implication in sexual offences is on a rise—Inordinate delay in lodging the FIR is to be considered at the time of adjudicating the bail—Applicants have made out a case for bail—Applications allowed.
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