Archive · 11 Dec 2025
Supreme Court upholds 1993 rape conviction
The Supreme Court of India has upheld the conviction of a man named Kuldeep Singh for raping a minor girl in 1993.
The court ordered him to surrender within four weeks.
The man had asked the court to reduce his sentence because he is now about 50 years old and married, but the court said no because the minimum sentence for such a crime is seven years.
The man was first convicted in 1994, and his appeal was dismissed in 2014.
The court looked at evidence like the victim's birth certificate, which proved she was under 16 at the time of the crime.
The man's lawyers argued that the victim had consented, but the court said that her age made her consent irrelevant.
The court also said that the presence of a substance called smegma on the man's body did not prove he was innocent.
The birth certificate was considered more reliable than a school certificate that suggested the victim was older.
Supreme Court upholds conviction of Kuldeep Singh for raping a minor girl in 1993.
Court rejects request to reduce sentence below the minimum seven-year term.
Victim's birth certificate, not school certificate, is considered more reliable evidence of her age.
Presence of smegma on the convict's body is ruled not conclusive proof of innocence.
Convict must surrender within four weeks as per the court's order.
- Who
- Kuldeep Singh (convict), Minor girl (victim)
- What
- Rape of a minor girl in 1993
- When
- Crime committed in 1993, conviction in 1994, appeal dismissed in 2014
- Where
- Jalandhar, Punjab, India
- Why
- Victim was under 16 years old, making the act a crime under IPC section 376
- Convict
- Kuldeep Singh
- Victim
- Minor girl (under 16)
- Crime Date
- 1993
- Conviction Year
- 1994
- Sentence
- Seven years imprisonment
- Appeal Dismissal
- December 4, 2014
- Key Evidence
- Birth certificate proving victim's age
- Medical Evidence
- Presence of smegma not conclusive
