Supreme Court of India
Ashok Surajlal Ulke v. State of Maharashtra
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What the Court ordered
We are of the opinion that in a case of rape the fact that the FIR had been lodged after a little delay is of very little H significance.
Judgment, page 3
From the headnote
Penal Code, 1860: s.376 - Rape - Accused-teacher committing rape on 15 year old girl - Conviction u/s.376 - Challenged on the ground that the FIR was filed three days after the alleged incident and the medical evidence did not support the commission of rape - Held: In a case of rape, the fact that the FIR has been lodged after a little delay is of very little significance - An allegation of rape, and that too of a young child 15 years of age, is a matter of shame for the entire family and in many such cases the parents or even the prosecutrix are reluctant to go to the police to lodge a
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