Supreme Court of India
Ganga Singh v. State of Madhya Pradesh
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In the result, we are not inclined to interfere with th · finding of the guilt recorded by the High Court against the appellant as well as the minimum sentence of 7 years G imprisonment for the offence under Section 376 IPC imposed by the High Court.
Judgment, page 13
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Penal Code, 1860 - s. 376 - Rape - Prosecution for - Acquittal of accused by trial court on the ground that sexual c intercourse was with the consent of the prosecutrix - Convicted by High Court - Held: Evidence of the. prosecutrix is reliable - The same is corroborated by evidence of PW2, the FIR and the FSL report - Prosecution case is proved beyond reasonable doubt - Accused is liable to be convicted - Evidence Act, 1872 - s. 157. Evidence - Evidence of prosecutrix - Nature and evidentiary value of - Held: Prosecutrix is a competent witness uls. 118 of Evidence Act - Prosecutrix is a
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