Supreme Court · 1993 INSC 60 · Decided 18 February 1993
State of Himachal Pradesh v. Raghubir Singh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1993 INSC 60 · [1993] 2 S.C.R. 17
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 398/1984
- Decided
- 18 February 1993
- Bench
- A.S. ANAND, N.P. SINGH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 376
Headnote
B >--, Indian Penal Code, 1860: S.376-Rape-'Accused--Conviction by trial coun-Acquittal by High - Court-Appeal by State to Supreme Court-Acquittal set aside-'Conviction c and sentence awarded by trial coun confirmed-Held, judgment of High Court based on conjectural findings and not on proper in case of child rape-'Conviction can be based on sole testimony of prosecutru-Absence of injuries on male organ of accused not D always fatal to prosecution case-'Coun cannot enhance sentence without a show cause notice to acquitted accused. The respondent-accused was prosecuted for
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