Supreme Court · 2011 INSC 736 · Decided 10 October 2011
MOHD. Imran Khan v. State (GOVT. of NCT of Delhi)
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2011 INSC 736 · [2011] 15 S.C.R. 1030
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1516/2010
- Decided
- 10 October 2011
- Bench
- P. SATHASIVAM, B.S. CHAUHAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 376, 366, 34; Evidence Act Section 114(b)
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860- s.376 - Rape - Age of prosecutrix -Margin of error in age ascertained by radiological c examination - Held: The medical report and the deposition of the Radiologist cannot predict the exact date of birth, rather it gives an idea with a long margin of 1 to 2 years on either - s.376 - Rape - Testimony of D prosecutrix - Appreciation of - Held: The statement of prosecutrix, if found to be worthy of credence and reliable, requires no corroboration - The court may convict the accused on the sole testimony of the prosecutrix - On facts, the trial court found no reason
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