Supreme Court of India

Moti Lal v. State of M.P.

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Reported as [2008] 10 S.C.R. 983
Bench Dr. Arijit Pasayat and P. Sathasivam JJ.
Decided 15 July 2008

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Penal Code, 1860 - ss. 376(1) and 450: Rape - Of married woman - Conviction - Challenge to - On facts, held: Suggestion given on behalf of defence that c the victim had falsely implicated the accused does not ap- peal to reasoning - No apparent reason for a married woman to falsely implicate the accused at the cost of her own prestige and honour - Conviction accordingly upheld. ... Rape - Conviction - Parameters for - Corroboration is t' not the sine qua non for conviction in a rape case - Victim is not an accomplice. Rape - Punishment - Sentencing· policy - Held: The .- measure of punishment

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