Supreme Court · 2010 INSC 65 · Decided 28 January 2010
Ram Singh @ Chhaju v. State of H.P.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2010 INSC 65 · [2010] 2 S.C.R. 95
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1248/2008
- Decided
- 28 January 2010
- Bench
- P. SATHASIVAM, H.L. DATTU (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 376
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860 - s. 376 - Allegation of commission A B of rape on victim by accused - Acquittal by trial court - Convicted uls. 376 and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment C for ten years by High Court - Sustainability of - Held: Sustainable - Conviction by High Court based on evidence on record as also by medical evidence - At the site of incident, grass and plants found damaged and ruffled - Absence of injuries on D the person of victim and her private parts not fatal to the prosecution case - Failure of investigating officer to send blood stained clothes of victim for investigation
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