RAKESH KUMAR vs STATE OF HARYANA — Crl.A. No. 285/1999

Case Summary: Crl.A. No. 285/1999 (Rakesh Kumar v. State of Haryana) Rakesh Kumar appealed his conviction under IPC Section 332 (criminal force), originally sentenced to two years rigorous imprisonment by the trial court and reduced to 18 months by the High Court. The Supreme Court allowed the appeal on April 22, 2004, reducing the sentence to the period already undergone (approximately six weeks in custody) considering that the appellant was below 18 years at the time of the 1984 incident. The appellant was discharged from bail bond liability. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.