Supreme Court of India

Mohan Lal & Anr v. State of Punjab

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Reported as [2013] 5 S.C.R. 831
Bench B.S. Chauhan and F.M. Ibrahim Kalifulla JJ.
Decided 11 April 2013

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What the Court ordered

Held as under:- • ... ... Seeking corroboration of her statement before relying upon the same, as a rule, in such cases amounts to adding insult to injury.

Judgment, page 13

From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860- s.376(2)(b, (g) and 366- Gang rape - Of student - By teachers - Convicted by courts below u/ c s.3762)(g) and 366 and sentenced to 10 years RI and fine - Held: Accused rightly convicted - Since the accused were public servants and the prosecutrix being a student in their custody, provisions of s.376(2)(b) are also applicable - There being fiduciary relationship between the accused and the 0 prosecutrix, provisions of s.114- of Evidence Act are attracted - Thus there is presumption against any consent by the prosecutrix and the accused have not rebutted that presumption -

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