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JUDGMENT :
Sanjay Dhar, J.
1. The present appeal is directed against judgment dated 24.01.2024 passed by the learned Principal Sessions Judge, Kathua (‘the trial Court’ for short) whereby the appellant has been convicted for offences under Sections 363/376/343 RPC, where-after, in proof of offence under Section 363 RPC, the appellant has been sentenced to undergone simple imprisonment for a period of 07 years and to a pay a fine of Rs.5000/-, in proof of offence under Section 376 RPC, he has sentenced to undergo simple imprisonment for a period of 10 years and to pay a fine of Rs.10,000/-, and, in proof of offence under Section 343 RPC, the appellant has been sentenced to undergo simple imprisonment for a period of one year and to pay a fine of Rs.1000/-. All the sentences have been directed to run concurrently.
2. Before proceeding to discuss the grounds of challenge, it would be apt to briefly state the facts that gave rise to initiation of prosecution against the appellant before the trial Court.
3. On 27.02.2018, the father of the prosecutrix PW Simru Ram lodged a report with Police Station, Bani alleging therein that on 20.02.2018, he asked her daughter (prosecutrix) to come to hi
The court established that a victim's testimony, while crucial, must be corroborated; contradictions in the prosecutrix's statements rendered the conviction unsafe.
The court can base conviction on the sole testimony of the prosecutrix if it inspires confidence, but her testimony must be of sterling quality and free from contradictions and inconsistencies.
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The sole testimony of the prosecutrix can be the sole basis for conviction in cases of sexual offences, and there is no legal compulsion to seek corroboration of her statement, as long as it inspires....
The court ruled that a victim's testimony must be clear and corroborated for conviction; inconsistencies in the prosecutrix's statements led to the acquittal of the appellants.
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