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IN THE HIGH COURT OF TELANGANA
E.V.VENUGOPAL
Pole Kurmaiah – Appellant
Versus
State Of AP Rep By Its Pp Hyd. – Respondent
ORDER :
E.V. Venugopal, J.
The present Criminal Revision Case is filed against the Judgment dated 16.02.2010 in Criminal Appeal No.151 of 2008 on the file of the learned IV Additional District and Sessions Judge (FTC), Mahabubnagar (for short, "the appellate Court"), whereby the Judgment dated 25.09.2008 passed in S.C.No.613 of 2007 by the learned Assistant Sessions Judge, Nagarkurnool (for short, “the trial Court"), was confirmed.
2. Heard learned counsel for the revision petitioner/accused and Mr.E.Ganesh, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor appearing for respondent-State. Perused the record.
3. Facts which are necessary to dispose of this revision, in nutshell, are as follows:
On 30.10.2006 at about 8.00 A.M., the victim lodged a complaint in Bijinapally Police Station stating that on 28.10.2006 she went to the house of PW.1 and the accused, who are her sister and brother-in-law, on their force to stay in their house. On the night of the same day, the accused brought intoxicated liquor and forced her to consume in the name of formality and he also consumed the same. In an intoxication condition, he beat his wife-PW.3, who fell unconscious. Then, he committed rape on the victim. On re
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The court upheld the conviction under Section 354 IPC, concluding that the appellant's actions constituted an outrage of modesty, supported by the victim's testimony and corroborating evidence.
The court established that the intention to outrage a woman's modesty is crucial in determining guilt under Section 354 IPC.
The absence of penetration negates conviction under Section 376/511, but the act of attempting to outrage modesty warrants conviction under Section 354 IPC.
The court upheld conviction under Section 354 IPC despite no specific charge, applying Section 222 Cr.P.C., given the proven facts of the case.
The absence of independent witnesses does not negate the reliability of a victim's testimony, and minor discrepancies do not undermine the core of the case.
Attempted rape under IPC Sections 376 and 511 established through credible victim testimony, despite lack of penetration.
The main legal point established in the judgment is the principle that corroboration is not required for the testimony of the victim in case of rape if the evidence is of sterling quality. The judgme....
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