Supreme Court · 2003 INSC 308 · Decided 8 July 2003
Malkhan Singh and ORS. v. State of Madhya Pradesh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2003 INSC 308 · [2003] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 443
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1299/2002
- Decided
- 8 July 2003
- Bench
- N. SANTOSH HEGDE, ASHOK BHAN, B.P. SINGH (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 376(2)(G), 506; CrPC Section 154, 162; Evidence Act Section 9
Headnote
B Penal Code, 1860-Sections 376 (2)(G) and 506-Gang rape and criminal intimidation-Conviction-Justification of-Held: Evidence of prosecutrix reliable, delay in lodging FIR explained and supported by C substantial evidence and also medical evidence supporting the prosecution case-Conviction of corroboration-Hence, conviction of accused by courts below confirmed-Evidence Act, 1872 section 9-Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 section 154. Criminal Trial-Test Identification Parade-Failure to hold­ Evidentiary Value-Held: Test identification parade does not constitute substantive
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