Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376 -- Rape - Sole testimony of prosecutrix can be relied upon to convict accused, in case it inspires confidence and is acceptable in Court as reliable, cogent and trustworthy and in such eventuality no corroboration would be required to rely her solitary evidence for convicting accused...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376 -- Rape - Victim of rape is not an accomplice and there is no rule of law that testimony of prosecutrix cannot be acted upon without corroboration in material particulars rather she stands at a higher pedestal than an injured witness...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376, 506 -- Rape of daughter by her own father - Testimony of prosecutrix - There are discrepancies, inconsistencies and contradictions in testimony of prosecutrix - Medical evidence also not supported her version - No sign of any injury over body of prosecutrix was found - It is evidently clear from evidence on record that it was not her..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 363, 366, 376D, 342, 120B -- Kidnapping and rape - Prosecutrix was running about more than 18 years of her age at the time of incident - It is not clear by prosecutrix how she came in company of accused and how accused branded a knife on her in order to abduct her - Prosecutrix stated that she was kept confined in a Jhuggi for two days,..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 366, 506, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Section 6 -- Kidnapping - Sexual assault - Age of prosecutrix - Prosecution failed to prove that prosecutrix was a minor at the time of alleged incident - No proof of date of birth was filed by parents of prosecutrix - Testimony of mother of prosecutrix with regard to age of..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376 -- Rape - Testimony of prosecutrix - Evidence of prosecutrix is consistent that she was subjected to rape and also that accused had threatened her that if she disclosed said fact to anybody he will take away her life - Evidence of other witnesses examined as neighboring witnesses also is consistent - There is no enmity between family of..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376D, 377, 394 -- Rape of married woman - Statement of prosecutrix is duly corroborated by medical evidence - Prosecutrix had suffered injuries on her cheeks, private part, thighs and back - There was swelling in vagina of prosecutrix - Offence was promptly reported to police - Prosecutrix was medically examined on next day, although no..........
Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Section 3 -- Penetrative sexual assault - Prosecutrix consistently testified that accused inserted his penis into her vagina without her consent - Said testimony would be more than sufficient to bring home the offence of having committed penetrative sexual assault on prosecutrix...........
Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Section 6, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376(2)(i) -- Offence u/ss 6 of POCSO Act and S.376(2)(i) IPC - Sole testimony of prosecutrix - Is sufficient to convict accused provided testimony is found to be reliable and trustworthy...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376, 450 -- Rape of married woman by Sarpanch of village - Testimony of prosecutrix was perfectly reliable and fully corroborated by medical evidence - Accused himself not denied that he was caught hold by two witnesses just outside prosecutrix's house and no explanation given for the same - Medical reports indicates bruises on breasts of..........
