Supreme Court of India

Hem Raj S/o. Moti Ram v. State of Haryana

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Reported as [2014] 1 S.C.R. 9
Bench Ranjana Prakash Desai and J. Chelameswar JJ.
Decided 3 January 2014

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PENAL CODE, 1860: c s. 376 - Rape - Held: In a case involving charge of rape, evidence of prosecutrix is most vital and is on par with evidence of an injured witness - If it is found credible and inspires total confidence, it can be relied upon even sans corroboration - Court may, however, if it is hesitant to place implicit reliance on it, look into other evidence to lend assurance to it short of corroboration required in the case of an accomplice - Evidence - Evidentiary value of evidence of prosecutrix . . ss. 376 and 450 - Accused alleged to have jumped into the courtyard of prosecutrix

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