Supreme Court of India

Satyapal v. State of Haryana

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Reported as [2009] 5 S.C.R. 577
Bench S.B. Sinha and Dr. Mukundakam Sharma JJ.
Decided 8 April 2009

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Penal Code, 1860 - s. 376 - Rape - Prosecution case that accused sexually assaulted a minor girl - Part of the incident witnessed by aunt of prosecutrix - Conviction by c courts below u/s. 376 - On appeal, held: Evidence of prosecutrix convincing and corroborated by her aunt - Even though prosecutrix was examined medically after 80 hours ,>- and evidence of doctor was wholly insufficient, the doctor .)' testified that there had been an attempt to commit rape - Injury on the private parts of the prosecutrix was found - ·~ Absence of hymen also of some significance - Complete penetration was

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