Supreme Court of India

State of U.P. v. Munshi

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Reported as [2008] 12 S.C.R. 897
Bench Dr. Arijit Pasayat and Dr. Mukundakam Sharma JJ.
Decided 28 August 2008

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From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860; Ss. 363, 366 and 376: " Rape - Conviction - Accused acquitted by High Court c on ground that prosecutrix was a consenting party and no reliable evidence available on record to show commission of rape by the accused - Correctness of - Held: In absence of reasons in the judgment, appellate Court cannot perform their function properly/exercise power of judicial review - Absence p of reasons rendered the judgment of the High Court not ..-+- sustainable - Moreover, even assuming that prosecutrix previously accustomed to sexual intercourse, she has a right to refuse to submit

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