Supreme Court · 2014 INSC 315 · Decided 23 April 2014
Puran Chand v. State of H.P.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2014 INSC 315 · [2014] 5 S.C.R. 530
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1708/2010
- Decided
- 23 April 2014
- Bench
- T.S. THAKUR, GYAN SUDHA MISRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 376; Evidence Act Section 114
Headnote
PENAL CODE, 1860: c s. 376 - Rape of a minor girl - Conviction by courts below - Plea of delay in lodging FIR, false implication due to enmity and infirmity in medical evidence - HELD: Delay in lodging of FIR stands fully established - Time gap between the incident and lodging of FIR is a and inspires confidence in the evidence of victim - In view of the amended s. 114-A of the Evidence Act, offence of rape would be held to have been proved even if there is an attempt of rape on the woman and not the actual commission of rape - Prosecutrix has stood E the test' of cross
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