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Manoj Kumar vs State (G.N.C.T) Of Delhi on 28 February, 2019 cites

State Of M.P vs Dayal Sahu on 29 September, 2005

23. It is settled law that in cases involving sexual assault/rape, it is generally difficult to find any corroborative witnesses, except the victim herself and therefore, the evidence of the victim is suffice for conviction unless there exist compelling reasons for seeking corroboration. Thus, a conviction can be sustained on the sole testimony of the prosecutrix, if it inspires confidence. [Ref: Vishnu (alias) Undrya v. Sate of Maharashtra reported as (2006) 1 SCC 283; State of M.P v. Dayal Sahu reported as (2005) 8 SCC 122 and Ravinder Singh v. State being CRL.A 1509/2014].
Supreme Court of India Cites 6 - Cited by 97 - H K Sema - Full Document

Rafiq Ahmed @ Rafi vs State Of U.P on 4 August, 2011

34. Justice Krishna Iyer with his legal prowess has very succinctly remarked in Rafiq (supra) that "A murderer kills the body but a rapist kills the soul." Indeed the offence of rape is one of the gravest crime against human dignity, and the magnitude of its depravity escalates manifold times especially in child rape cases. It is trite to state that not only must the Courts have a sensitive approach while dealing with cases of child rape but they should also be adjudicated with alacrity. Delay in administering justice only leads to the abuse of the entire judicial process and has a cascading effect on the vulnerability of the victim, who in the present case has lived with the horror for over 20 years now. Before parting, we would like to observe that although age of the victim is not relevant in the present case, the gruesome and heinous offence was however, committed on a 17 year old girl who exemplified immense courage in not only rescuing herself but also pinning CRL.A. 328/2003&543/2003 Page 17 of 18 her perpetrators down, who are prowling in the society like wild wolves by taking legal recourse immediately.
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B. C. Deva @ Dyava vs State Of Karnataka on 25 July, 2007

27. It is thus needless to state, in view of the settled jurisprudence that, absence of corroboration by medical evidence is not fatal to the prosecution's case, if the oral testimony of the prosecutrix is credible and trustworthy. [Ref: B.C Deva v. State of Karnataka reported as (2007) 12 SCC 122]. Ordinarily, the weightage to be accorded to medical evidence is CRL.A. 328/2003&543/2003 Page 13 of 18 only corroborative. It proves that the injuries could have been caused in the manner alleged and nothing more. Unless, however the medical evidence completely rules out all possibilities whatsoever of injuries taking place in the manner alleged, the testimony of the eye-witnesses/prosecutrix cannot be discarded on the ground of alleged inconsistency between the oral testimony and the medical evidence.
Supreme Court of India Cites 3 - Cited by 111 - L S Panta - Full Document
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