Supreme Court of India
State of Himachal Pradesh v. Asha Ram
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What the Court ordered
We are of the opinion that the High Court was not justified in reversing the conviction of the respondent and recording the order of acquittal.
Judgment, page 11
From the headnote
Penal Code 1860-Section 376 Rape-Testimony of a Victim Corroboration not necessary-Conviction can be founded on her testimony alone unless there are compelling reasons for seeking corroboration-Her evidence is more reliable than that of an injured witness-Minor contradictions and insignificant discrepancies in her statements should be ignored in an otherwise reliable prosecution case-Held, on facts testimony of victim is well corroborated Rape-Mother and father of prosecutrix having strained relationship-- Mother living separately-Prosecutrix living with father-Father alleged to have
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Where later benches applied it
- 2017 Mukesh & Anr. v. State for Nct of Delhi & Ors.
- 2012 Radhakrishna Nagesh v. State of Andhra Pradesh
- 2012 Rai Sandeep @ Deepu v. State of Nct of Delhi
Of those, 2 relied on · 1 distinguished
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