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State Of Maharashtra vs Deepchand Khushalchand Jain And Others on 22 November, 1982

"6. In a case involving charge of rape the evidence of the prosecutrix is most vital. If it is found credible, if it inspires total confidence, it can be relied upon even sans corroboration. The court may, however, if it is hesitant to place implicit reliance on it, look into other evidence to lend assurance to it short of corroboration required in the case of an accomplice. (See State of Maharashtra v. Chandraprakash Kewalchand Jain.) Such weight is given to the prosecutrix's evidence because her evidence is on a par with the evidence of an injured witness which seldom fails to inspire confidence. Having placed the prosecutrix's evidence on such a high pedestal, it is the 4 duty of the court to scrutinise it carefully, because in a given case on that lone evidence a man can be sentenced to life imprisonment. The court must, therefore, with its rich experience evaluate such evidence with care and circumspection and only after its conscience is satisfied about its creditworthiness rely upon it."
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