Supreme Court of India

State of Himachal Pradesh v. Lekh Raj and Anr.

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Reported as [1999] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 286

Bench S. Saghir Ahmad and R.P. Sethi JJ.

Decided 2 November 1999

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From the headnote

Indian Penal Code, 1860. Section 376-Rape-Statement of Prosecutrix-Corroboration-Whether mandatory-Held, there is no requirement of law to insist upon corroboration of such statement-If the prosecutrix believed to be truthful witness, no corroboration may be insisted-Under the facts and circumstances, evidence of prosecutrix reliable-Even otherwise, injuries on her person sufficient corroboration-Absence of dead or mobile spermatozoa not fatal. Criminal Trial-Test Identification Prade-Prosecutrix seeing the accused for the first time in court after occurrence-No identification parade

Authorities it was built on

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

Where later benches applied it

2025 Firoz Khan Akbarkhan v. The State of Maharashtra relied on
2025 Goverdhan & Anr. v. State of Chhattisgarh relied on
2019 Pattu Rajan v. The State of Tamil Nadu relied on
2018 State of Himachal Pradesh v. Trilok Chand & Anr. relied on
2017 Mukesh & Anr. v. State for Nct of Delhi & Ors. relied on
2013 Essa@ Anjum Abdul Razak Memon v. The State of Maharashtra, through Stf, Cbi Mumbai, Part-ii relied on
2013 R. Shaji v. State of Kerala. relied on
2012 Thoti Manohar v. State of Andhra Pradesh relied on
2012 Sampath Kumar v. Inspector of Police, Krishnagiri relied on
2010 C. Muniappan & Ors. v. State of Tamil Nadu relied on
2025 Deepak Kumar Sahu v. State of Chhattisgarh referred to
2025 Baljinder Kumar @ Kala v. State of Punjab referred to
2022 Gireesan Nair & Ors. Etc. v. State of Kerala referred to
2012 Kunjumon @ Unni v. State of Kerala referred to

Of those, 10 relied on · 4 referred to

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