legal compulsion to look for any
other evidence to corroborate the evidence of the
prosecutrix before recording an order of conviction.
Evidence ... court should be while evaluating the
prosecution evidence, particularly the evidence of the
prosecutrix, in sex offences. Is it essential that the evidence
marry the prosecutrix but accused
refused to marry the prosecutrix. Thereafter father of the prosecutrix and
her step mother along with prosecutrix went to Police ... offence makes it difficult
to get direct corroborating evidence. The evidence of the
prosecutrix should not be rejected on the basis of minor
of
discrepancies
statements of PW-1, Smt. Nirmala
Devi (mother of the prosecutrix), and the prosecutrix clearly
prove the guilt of the accused, thus no interference ... evidence also do not support the case of the
prosecution. There were material contradictions
leave alone lack of corroboration in the evidence
of the prosecutrix
would like to discuss the evidence of the prosecutrix.
8 The prosecutrix in her evidence has stated that 5
to 6 years prior ... well as
evidence of DW 6 Tariyad. Relying on the evidence of these
defence witnesses, he argued that the evidence of the
prosecutrix was full
hesitation in accepting her evidence. We have, therefore, no doubt in our minds that ordinarily the evidence of a prosecutrix who does not lack understanding ... crime. The Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (in short "the Evidence Act ") nowhere says that her evidence cannot be accepted unless it is corroborated
that become a ground to discredit the testimony of the prosecutrix? The prosecutrix had no control over the investigating agency and the negligence ... analyzed the evidence of the Prosecution Witnesses and, in particular, the evidence of PW-1. In our opinion, the evidence of the said witnesses
hesitation in accepting her evidence. We have, therefore, no doubt in our minds that ordinarily the evidence of a prosecutrix who does not lack understanding ... crime. The Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (in short "the Evidence Act ") nowhere says that her evidence cannot be accepted unless it is corroborated
prosecutrix are
illiterate. The evidence of P.W.1 read with the evidence
of P.W.3 shows that the prosecutrix was major ... that there are other evidences
including the medical evidence as well the school record
to ascertain the age of the prosecutrix, by mere
would like to discuss the evidence of the prosecutrix.
8 The prosecutrix in her evidence has stated that 5
to 6 years prior ... well as
evidence of DW 6 Tariyad. Relying on the evidence of these
defence witnesses, he argued that the evidence of the
prosecutrix was full
would like to discuss the evidence of the prosecutrix.
8 The prosecutrix in her evidence has stated that 5
to 6 years prior ... well as
evidence of DW 6 Tariyad. Relying on the evidence of these
defence witnesses, he argued that the evidence of the
prosecutrix was full
