Supreme Court · 2008 INSC 1188 · Decided 20 October 2008
S. Ramakrishna v. The State REP. BY the Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P. Hyderabad
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2008 INSC 1188 · [2008] 14 S.C.R. 851
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1636/2008
- Decided
- 20 October 2008
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, MUKUNDAKAM SHARMA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 376, 342; Evidence Act Section 118
Headnote
A B Penal Code, 1860: c ss.376 and 342- Rape - Of 14 year old girl- PW1, the victim, described the manner in which rape was committed on her - She mentioned about the incident to her mother PW2 and two other PWs - PW9,- the Doctor, stated that on PW1 - Presence of human semen o and protozoa clearly established rape - Conviction by Courts below accordingly upheld. ss.228A, 376, 376A, 3768, 376C and 3760 - Sexual offence - Identity of victim - Held: Not to be indicated in judg- ments passed by Court. E Evidence Act, 1872- s. 118-
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