attention of legislature as
well as the courts. These type of false rape cases form a sizable
chunk of rape cases pending in Courts, consume ... needs to be deprecated and discouraged. They should,
instead of filing false rape cases, deal with the situation in a
dignified and responsible manner, keeping
father could stoop so low as to bring
forth a false charge of rape on his unmarried minor daughter
with a view to take revenge ... Singh PW6 would put forward his
daughter to make a false allegation of rape and thereby
jeopardise her own honour and future prospects
courts should, at the same time, bear in
mind that false charges of rape are not uncommon. There have
also been rare instances where ... humiliation to the victim but at the same time a false
allegation of rape can cause equal distress, humiliation and
damage to the accused
incident, it is
extremely unlikely that she would make false allegation of
rape against the appellant, who was residing in the same
locality ... that her
parents would have implicated the appellant in a false case of
rape of their daughter, conscious as they would be that
reporting
crime of rape. The stigma that attaches to the victim of rape in Indian society ordinarily rules out the levelling of false accusations. An Indian ... courts should, at the same time, bear in mind that false charges of rape are not uncommon. There have also been rare instances where
real nature of an alleged assault in
its absence.
A false accusation of rape may sometimes be
exposed by marks of violence being wholly
inadequate ... that no girl or a married lady
would level a false allegation of rape, or other sexual offence, against
the accused, by putting her honour
humiliation to the
victim but at the same time a false allegation
of rape can cause equal distress, humiliation
and damage to the accused ... doubt that rape causes great
distress and humiliation to the victim of rape but at
the same time false allegation of committing a rape
also
such an extent that he
would implicate him (accused) in a false rape case. The
alibi put forward by the accused is too far fetched ... witnesses, qua
that being the motive for them to falsely implicate him, in the admitted
rape on the minor child.
19. In view
that the appellant has falsely been
implicated in the crime. The argument advanced on
behalf of appellant that he was falsely implicated in
the crime ... never stoop too low so as to
implicate someone in a false rape case when her
own reputation is at stake. Thus, it can safely
Counsel for the appellant submits that the appellant has been
falsely implicated. No rape has been committed by him with the
prosecutrix. Trial Court ... prosecution had an intention of really planting a false story of
rape, it is highly improbable that they would have created a story
having
