Supreme Court · 2005 INSC 570 · Decided 17 November 2005
State of Himachal Pradesh v. Asha Ram
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2005 INSC 570 · [2005] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 280
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1266/1998
- Decided
- 17 November 2005
- Bench
- H.K. SEMA, P.P. NAOLEKAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 376
Headnote
Penal Code 1860-Section 376 Rape-Testimony of a Victim­ Corroboration not necessary-Conviction can be founded on her testimony C alone unless there are compelling reasons for seeking corroboration-Her evidence is more reliable than that of an injured witness-Minor contradictions and testimony of victim is well corroborated D Rape-Mother and father of prosecutrix having strained relationship-- Mother living separately-Prosecutrix living with father-Father alleged to have committed rape of his own daughter-Plea that due to strained relations, a false case has ·been
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