Manoharlal Vs. State of M.P.
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Head Note
Indian Penal Code,1860 - Section 376
Appeal against conviction - Testimony of prosecutrix - Corroboration - The sole testimony of the prosecutrix can sufficiently be relied upon to bring home the case against the accused -In the instant case version of prosecutrix found to be improbable and difficult to accept on its face value - The medical examination of the victim did not result in any definite opinion that she was subjected to rape- 'Who was like a brother to the victim and thus a close confidant, has not supported the case of the prosecution and has completely denied having met her when she allegedly narrated the incident to him - The policeman who the victim met during the night was also not examined - Neither the brother nor any of the parents of the victim were examined - Lastly, the sequence of events as narrated would show that she had allegedly accompanied the appellant to various places - Find extreme difficulty in relying upon the version of the victim alone to bring home the charge against the appellant and benefit of doubt given to the appellant.
Topic(s)-Version of prosecutrix found to be improbable - Acquittal