Supreme Court of India
Munna v. State of M.P.
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For the above reasons we think that exception has rightly been taken to the approach of the High Court as is reflected in the following passage: "It is only in the rarest of rare cases if the court finds that the testimony of the prosecutrix is so trustworthy, truthful and reliable that other corroboration may not be necessary." With respect, the law is not correc.tly stated.
Judgment, page 9
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Penal Code, 1860: s. 376 - Rape - Allegation of rape committed on knife point - Conviction u/s.376 - Held: The testimony of prosecutrix is almost at par with an injured witness and can be acted upon without corroboration - However, if the testimony has inherent infirmities creating doubt about its veracity, the same may not be acted upon - In the instant case, the circumstances taken as a whole created doubt about the correctness of the prosecution version, therefore, appellant held entitled to benefit of doubt and acquitted of charge of rape - Evidence Act - s. 114A. The prosecution case was
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