Supreme Court of India
Madala Venkata Narsimha Rao v. State of A.P.
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What the Court ordered
We hold that there is no evidence to suggest that the appellant had raped Lalitha.
Judgment, page 12
From the headnote
Penal Code, 1860 - ss. 302 and 376 - Rape and Murder - Circumstantial evidence - Three witnesses saw the accused coming out of the house of the victim - Blood-stains on the clothes of the accused - Victim telling the witnesses that the accused had assaulted her - In post-mortem, the doctor opined that rape was committed on the accused - Trial court acquitted the accused of both the charges - High Court convicted the accused - On appeal, held: There was sufficient evidence to hold the appellant guilty of committing the murder - But no cogent or admissible evidence regarding rape of the victim
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