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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
D.DASH
Tapan Kumar Mohanty – Appellant
Versus
State of Orissa – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. background of the case and prosecution's evidence. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. defense arguments about consensual nature. (Para 5) |
| 3. court's analysis of the evidence presented. (Para 6 , 7 , 8) |
| 4. conclusion to allow the appeal. (Para 9) |
JUDGMENT :
1. The Appellant, by filing this Appeal, has called in question the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 6th January, 2003 passed by the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate- Cum-Assistant Sessions Judge, Angul in S.T. Case No.204 of 2001 (Trial Case No.35 of 2001) arising out of G.R. Case No.336 of 2003 corresponding to Angul P.S. Case No.44 of 2001 pending on the Court of the Learned Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate (S.D.J.M.), Angul.
2. Prosecution Case:-
It is stated that on 23.03.1995, during noon hours, when the victim (P.W.2) was waiting at Angul Bus Stand to board a bus in order to go to her house, the accused arrived there and told her that he would drop her in the house. Accordingly, the accused took the victim (P.W.2) in his scooter. It was around 1.00 p.m., on the way near Village-Kumursingha hill, the accused stopped his scooter. When the victim asked him as to why he did so, the accused told her that he wo
The court established that a conviction for rape requires clear evidence of non-consent; doubts arising from victim testimony, particularly without corroboration, necessitate acquittal.
Testimonial inconsistencies and lack of corroboration undermine a conviction for rape, especially when based solely on a victim's testimony.
In rape cases, victim's testimony must be credible and reliable; inconsistencies can undermine a conviction.
The reliability of victim testimony and the presumption of absence of consent in rape cases are crucial legal principles established in the judgment.
The central legal point established in the judgment is that consent under fear or misconception is essential to establish the offence of rape, and the court's analysis of the victim's consent and act....
The central legal point established in the judgment is the requirement for reliable evidence and corroboration in cases involving sexual offences, especially in the absence of conclusive evidence reg....
The court upheld the conviction of the accused for the offence of rape under Sec. 376(2)(f) IPC, emphasizing the reliability of the victim's testimony and the corroboration from medical evidence.
In a case of rape, conviction can be sustained basing on solitary testimony of prosecutrix – No undue leniency can be shown towards accused.
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