Supreme Court · 1989 INSC 11 · Decided 17 January 1989
Prithi Chand v. State of Himachal Pradesh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1989 INSC 11 · [1989] 1 S.C.R. 123
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 738/1981
- Decided
- 17 January 1989
- Bench
- S. NATARAJAN, A.M. AHMADI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 376; CrPC Section 154; Evidence Act Section 32, 62
Headnote
CHAND A v. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH JANUARY 17, 1989 ~:.,- [S. NATARAJAN AND A.M. AHMADI, JJ.J B I Indian Penal Code, 1860: Section 376--Rape on minor girl- ~ Penetration-Proof of-Medical opinion-Infirmity of-Absence of spermatozoa-Whether can cast doubt on prosecution case-Allegation of false Procedure Code, 1973: Section 154-F./.R. lodged next day morning, father of prosecutrix not being available and it was too D late to travel to police station-Whether amounts to delay. It was alleged that the appellant, a youth of 18 years, forcibly ;._ lifted P. W. 1, a girl of tender age of
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