Supreme Court of India

Karnel Singh v. The State of M.P.

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Reported as [1995] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 629

Bench A.M. Ahmadi J.

Decided 11 August 1995

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Indian Penal Code, 1860 Section 376-Rape of a labourer by contractor-Convicted by Courts below-Absence of marks of injury on the person of victim-Satisfactorily explained-No reason to implicate the accused-Loopholes in investiga tion-Not to help the accused at the cost of poor prosecutrix-Conviction upheld. According to the prosecution, the prosecutrix was working at a factory of the appellant-contractor. On the morning of28.8.1987 she was working inside the factory along with a male labourer. The appellant and his companion came to the factory premises asked the male labourer to fetch tea

Authorities it was built on

1990 State of Maharashtra v. Chandraprakash Kewal Chand Jain cited by 24

Where later benches applied it

2023 Madan v. State of Uttar Pradesh relied on
2023 Dakkata Balaram Reddy & Anr v. State of Andhra Pradesh & Anr. relied on
2012 Dayal Singh & Ors. v. State of Uttaranchal relied on
2010 C. Muniappan & Ors. v. State of Tamil Nadu relied on
2022 Ashok Kumar Singh Chandel v. State of U.P. referred to
2022 Varsha Garg v. The State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors. referred to
2016 Pooja Pal v. Union of India and Ors. referred to
2015 Bablu Kumarand Ors. v. State of Bihair and Anr. referred to

Of those, 4 relied on · 4 referred to

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