Supreme Court · 2004 INSC 93 · Decided 10 February 2004
Aman Kumar and ANR. v. State of Haryana
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2004 INSC 93 · [2004] 2 S.C.R. 237
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1016/1997
- Decided
- 10 February 2004
- Bench
- DORAISWAMY RAJU, ARIJIT PASAYAT (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 376, 506; Evidence Act Section 3
Headnote
B Evidence Act, 1872-Section 3-Penal Code, 1860-Section 376-Victim of offence of rape-Testimony-Reliability of-Held: Prosecutrix not being accomplice, her testimony can be relied upon without corroboration-However, C if it is difficult to accept the version, direct or circumstantial evidence may offence of rape slightest penetration of penis is sufficient-Further rupture of hymen is not necessa1y but injuries 011 the b.ody forms important piece of evidence-Evidence Act, 1872-Section 3. Sections 3 76, 511 and 354-Allegation of commission of offence of rape against
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