Supreme Court · 1980 INSC 64 · Decided 1 April 1980
Krishan Lal v. State of Haryana
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1980 INSC 64 · [1980] 3 S.C.R. 305
- Case number
- SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 2599/1979
- Decided
- 1 April 1980
- Bench
- V.R. KRISHNA IYER, E.S. VENKATARAMIAH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 376
Headnote
305 Indian Penal Cade 1860 (XLV of 1860) Section 376-Rape on young girl -Necessity of corroboration of girl's testimony-Nature and extent of corrcr boration necessary. The prosecution alleged that a girl below 16 years of age was sleeping out- A B side her hou•e with her family and that the to a neigh.­ bowing godown belonging to another acquitted accused and in that secluded venue committed rape on the young woman and afteN\lirds put her back on her cot. The trial court convicted the petitioner but on grounds of benefit of doubt acquitted the other accused. The High Court
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