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The Criminal Original Petition has been filed to eschew/strike down the evidence of P.W.6/Latha, dated 04.02.2020 recorded in S.C.No.56 of 2017 by the learned Sessions Judge/Mahalir Neethimandram (Fast Track Mahila Court) Sivagangai, Sivagangai District and also sought for a consequential direction to record the evidence as mandated under Section 119 of Indian Evidence Act. 2. The petitioner is accused No.1 facing trial in S.C.No.56 of

2017 before the learned Sessions Judge/Mahalir Neethimandram (Fast Track Mahila Court) Sivagangai, Sivagangai District for the offence under Section 376 of IPC.

3. The case of the prosecution is that, Six months prior to

20.07.2016 the petitioner herein had committed rape upon P.W. 6/Latha/Victim who happened to be a mentally retarded girl and further averment is that the other accused had abused the mother of the victim when they had questioned the same. In this case, prosecution has so far examined seven witnesses out of them P.W.6/Latha/the victim was examined on 04.02.2020. The victim P.W.6/Latha after the alleged occurrence had stayed in the Home which is run by P.W.7/Sarala. During trial P.W.6/Latha has given evidence through sign langua