Judgments - INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860
RANJEET NAIK VERSUS STATE (NCT OF DELHI)
VASIM ALI VERSUS STATE OF NCT OF DELHI
Pankaj Karoriya Vs. The State of M.P. and others
Parubai Versus The State of Maharashtra
Surajdeo Mahto and Anr. VERSUS The State of Bihar
Munnalal and Jagdish Vs. State of M.P.
Law laid down - (1) Prosecutrix in a rape case – conviction can be based only on the basis of solitary evidence of prosecutrix but such witness should be of “sterling quality”. Citation relied upon - Krishna Kumar Malik Vs. State of Haryana [(2011) 7 SCC 130] & Rai Sandeep @ Deepu Vs. State (NCT of Delhi) reported in (2012) 8 SCC 21]. (2) While deciding rape case, the Court must also evaluate the impact of such insinuation on a person Full Judgment
Abhishek Chouhan s/o Kailash Chouhan vs. State of Madhya Pradesh
Law laid down - 1. It is held that, in majority of the cases of rape, the defence of the accused is that the prosecutrix was a consenting party and in most of the cases the accused gets the benefit of doubt also, but in the considered opinion of this Court, barring some exceptions, India are a conservative society, it has not yet reached such level (advance or lower) of civilization where unmarried girls, regardless of their religion, indulge in carnal Full Judgment
Raghuram @ Raghoram vs. State of Madhya Pradesh
Law laid down - (1) Dying Declaration recorded by Doctor – The wife of appellant was burnt 100% and she was conscious and oriented but her condition was grim. It was natural for Doctor to undertake the task of recording dying declaration himself in view of precarious condition..... Para 26 Citation relied upon – Abdul Majid Abdul Rehman, AIR 1976 SC 1782. (2) Appellant's subsequent conduct relevant under Section 8 of Indian Evidence Act, 1872, Para 30. Full Judgment