Supreme Court of India

Visveswaran v. State Rep. by S.D.M.

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Reported as [2003] 3 S.C.R. 978
Bench Y.K. Sabharwal J.
Decided 28 April 2003

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Penal Code, 1860: ss. 346, 366 and 376: Rape of a young woman by a police constable-Conviction by Trial Court-Affirmed by the High Court-Victim and 01her witnesses failed to identifY accused in the Court-Test identification parade not conducted­ Ef!ect of-Conviction-Correctness of-Held: when the guilt of the accused is established by the circumstantial evidence or otherwise, identification of the accused either in test identification parade or in the Court is not necessary to convict him-Any defect in the investigation need not necessarily result in the acquittal-Rape cases are required to be

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