Supreme Court of India

Mohan Chand v. State of Uttarakhand

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Reported as [2009] 1 S.C.R. 498
Bench Dr. Arijit Pasayat and Asok Kumar Gangul Y JJ.
Decided 23 January 2009

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Penal Code, 1860 - s.376 - Rape - Appeal against c conviction - Plea raised that the name of the accused was not stated in the FIR and, therefore, there was false implication and that the evidence was insufficient to establish accusations against him - Held: Accused was not personally known to the victim and therefore question of mentioning the name of the accused in the FIR did not arise - Also, after arrest of the .. accused, he was put in Tl Parade and the victim correctly identified him - Evidence of the victim was clear and cogent - Conviction maintained. The prosecution case was that

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