1. Heading of the Judgment
Shivkumar @ Baleshwar Yadav vs. The State of Chhattisgarh, Criminal Appeal No. 4502 of 2025 (@ SLP (Crl.) No. 14625 of 2024), Supreme Court of India. Decided on October 14, 2025. Coram: Justice B.V. Nagarathna and Justice K.V. Viswanathan.

2. Related Laws and Sections
This judgment deals with the application and interpretation of the following laws:

• Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC): Sections 363 (Kidnapping), 366 (Kidnapping/Abducting woman to compel her marriage, etc.), 376 (Rape), and 506 (Criminal Intimidation).

• The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO): Section 4 (Punishment for Penetrative Sexual Assault).

• The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (SC/ST Act): Section 3(2)(v) (Punishable with imprisonment for life for committing specified offences knowing the victim is an SC/ST member).

• The Evidence Act, 1872 / Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023: Section 154 / Section 157 (Cross-examination of a witness by the party who called him).

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