Digest of Supreme Court on Rape, Murder and Rape & Murder By Rahul Kandharkar

This book is a comprehensive digest of landmark and significant judgments delivered by the Supreme Court of India in cases related to:

• Rape
• Murder
• Rape coupled with Murder

It provides precise summaries of rulings, organized thematically and chronologically, offering insights into how India’s apex court has interpreted and applied criminal laws under:

• Indian Penal Code (IPC)
• Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC)
• Evidence Act and other relevant laws

Key legal issues such as consent, age determination, medical evidence, dying declarations, circumstantial evidence, sentencing, and the “rarest of rare” doctrine are covered through digest-style headnotes and ratio decidendi.

Table of Contents & Structure

Thematic Coverage

The digest aggregates Supreme Court rulings across key legal themes, including but not limited to: bail, DNA evidence, rape, murder, culpable homicide, delay in FIR, dying declarations, circumstantial evidence, mens rea, gang rape, juvenile offenders, rape‑in‑custody, consent, medical and forensic injuries, and more

Sections Based on Offense Type

• Rape (including age, marital status, pretextual rape, POCSO, “two‑finger” test, hymen intact, consent issues)
• Murder & Attempt to Murder (including rarest‑of‑rare sentencing, deadly weapons, intentions)
• Combined Rape & Murder cases

Organizational Highlights

• Digest format with headnotes, succinct case summaries, and distilled legal ratios
• Structured for quick lookup with thematic headings and subheadings under each offense category