1. Heading of the Judgment

Santosh Sahadev Khajnekar vs. The State of Goa
Citation: 2025 INSC 1041
Court: Supreme Court of India
Bench: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Karol and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Mehta
Date of Judgment: August 26, 2025

2. Related Laws and Sections

The case involved the following laws:

• Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC):
  Section 323: Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt.
  Section 352: Punishment for assault or use of criminal force otherwise than on grave provocation.
  Section 504: Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace.

• Goa Children’s Act, 2003:
  Section 2(m): Definition of "Child Abuse".
  Section 8(2): Punishment for committing child abuse.

• Probation of Offenders Act, 1958:
  Section 4: Power of court to release certain offenders

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