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Kiran Misra vs The Station House Officer And 10 Others on 12 March, 2025 cites

Vijay @ Chinee vs State Of M.P on 27 July, 2010

In Vijay v. State of M.P. [(2010) 8 SCC 191 : (2010) 3 SCC (Cri) 639] , decided recently, this Court referred to the above two decisions of this Court in Chandraprakash Kewalchand Jain [(1990) 1 SCC 550 : 1990 SCC (Cri) 210] and Gurmit Singh [(1996) 2 SCC 384 : 1996 SCC (Cri) 316] and also few other decisions and observed as follows: (Vijay case [(2010) 8 SCC 191 : (2010) 3 SCC (Cri) 639] , SCC p. 198, para 14) Page 18 of 27 "14. Thus, the law that emerges on the issue is to the effect that the statement of the prosecutrix, if found to be worthy of credence and reliable, requires no corroboration. The court may convict the accused on the sole testimony of the prosecutrix."
Supreme Court of India Cites 34 - Cited by 674 - B S Chauhan - Full Document

Bharwada Bhoginbhai Hirjibhai vs State Of Gujarat on 24 May, 1983

28. This Court went on to observe at SCC pp. 225-26: (Bharwada case [(1983) 3 SCC 217 : 1983 SCC (Cri) 728] , SCC para 10) "10. Without the fear of making too wide a statement, or of overstating the case, it can be said that rarely will a girl or a woman in India make false allegations of sexual assault on account of any such factor as has been just enlisted. The statement is generally true in the context of the urban as also rural society. It is also by and large true in the context of the sophisticated, not so sophisticated, and unsophisticated society. Only very rarely can one conceivably come across an exception or two and that too possibly from amongst the urban elites. Because--(1) A girl or a woman in the tradition- bound non-permissive society of India would be extremely reluctant even to admit that any incident which is likely to reflect on her chastity had ever occurred.(2) She would be conscious of the danger of being ostracised by the society or being looked down by the society including by her own family members, relatives, friends, and neighbours.(3) She would have to brave the whole world.(4) She would face the risk of losing the love and respect of her own husband and near relatives, and of her matrimonial home and happiness being shattered.(5) If she is unmarried, she would apprehend that it would be difficult to secure an alliance with a suitable Page 21 of 27 match from a respectable or an acceptable family.(6) It would almost inevitably and almost invariably result in mental torture and suffering to herself.(7) The fear of being taunted by others will always haunt her.(8) She would feel extremely embarrassed in relating the incident to others being overpowered by a feeling of shame on account of the upbringing in a tradition-bound society where by and large sex is taboo. (9) The natural inclination would be to avoid giving publicity to the incident lest the family name and family honour is brought into controversy.(10) The parents of an unmarried girl as also the husband and members of the husband's family of a married woman, would also more often than not, want to avoid publicity on account of the fear of social stigma on the family name and family honour.(11) The fear of the victim herself being considered to be promiscuous or in some way responsible for the incident regardless of her innocence.(12) The reluctance to face interrogation by the investigating agency, to face the court, to face the cross-examination by the counsel for the culprit, and the risk of being disbelieved, acts as a deterrent."
Supreme Court of India Cites 7 - Cited by 1007 - M P Thakkar - Full Document
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