Supreme Court of India

Radhakrishna Nagesh v. State of Andhra Pradesh

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Bench Swatanter Kumar and Gyan Sudha Misra JJ.
Decided 13 December 2012

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Penal Code, 1860 - ss.376(2)(f) and 363 - Rape - Of minor girl - Conviction of accused-appellant - Challenge to - Plea of accused that serious contradictions between ocular and medical evidence materially affected the case of the prosecution - Held: Not tenable - In order to establish conflict between the ocular evidence and the medical evidence, there has to be specific and material contradictions - Absence of injuries on the body of the victim girl (PW2) not of any advantage to the accused - Absence of injuries on her back and neck can be safely explained by the fact that she was lured into…

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