Supreme Court · 2001 INSC 325 · Decided 31 July 2001
Ronal Kiprono Ramkat v. State of Haryana
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2001 INSC 325 · [2001] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 65
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 464/1999
- Decided
- 31 July 2001
- Bench
- A.S. ANAND, R.C. LAHOTI, SHIVARAJ V. PATIL (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 376, 511, 302; Evidence Act Section 32(1)
Headnote
B Penal Code, 1860 : Section 376-Rape-With or without consent-Victim was totally naked and underclothes of both the victim and accused found in the same room- C Effect of-Held : This probabilises theory of intercourse by consent and negatives story of rape. Evidence Act, 1872 : Section 32(1)-Dying declaration is reliable and truthful no further corroboration is required. Criminal Trial : Standard of proof-Accused is no/ required to establish his defence by E the same standard as required by prosecution-// is enough if defence is probable in the given circumstances. Words and Phrases:
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