Supreme Court · 2006 INSC 386 · Decided 4 July 2006
State of Tamil Nadu v. Ravi @nehru
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2006 INSC 386 · [2006] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 156
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 582/2000
- Decided
- 4 July 2006
- Bench
- H.K. SEMA, A.K. MATHUR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 376
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860-Section 376-Rape of a minor girl aged 5 years­ Doctor ·who examined the victim girl (P W-6) stated that the hymen of girl was C ruptured, however opined that male organ could not have penetrated the girl's vagina-Doctor who examined accused (PW-5) stated that the cut aside by High Court-On appeal, Held: Finding of High Court is perverse and inconsistent with evidence on record-Evidence of victim is corroborated by eyewitness and other witnesses- D Ocular evidence is well corroborated with the medical evidence-High Court committed grave miscarriage of
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