STATE OF RAJASTHAN vs BHANWAR SINGH . — Crl.A. No. 571/2007

Summary: The Supreme Court allowed the State of Rajasthan's appeal in part on April 26, 2013. While agreeing with the High Court that the Section 366 IPC conviction could not be sustained, the Court found the respondents (Bhanwar Singh & another) guilty under Section 361 IPC for wrongfully retaining a minor girl beyond the time period consented to by her parents (the girl was returned four days after being taken on May 23, 1985, instead of by 6:00 PM that day). The Court reduced their sentence to the period already undergone in custody, considering the family relationship between parties and the time elapsed since the 1985 incident. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.