https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=281701 Conviction for rape under Section 376 IPC was found unsustainable because the prosecution evidence contained material inconsistencies between the trial testimony, the Section 164 CrPC statement, and the earlier version of events. The absence of prompt complaint, lack of supporting medical or physical evidence, non-examination of natural family witnesses, and withholding of the best available evidence on age weakened the prosecution case. The Court also noted the failure to examine hotel witnesses and to recover relevant material evidence. On the totality of the record, the prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt, and acquittal followed. en-us Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 10 Oct 2023 16:21:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=281701 Conviction for rape under Section 376 IPC was found unsustainable because the prosecution evidence contained material inconsistencies between the trial testimony, the Section 164 CrPC statement, and the earlier version of events. The absence of prompt complaint, lack of supporting medical or physical evidence, non-examination of natural family witnesses, and withholding of the best available evidence on age weakened the prosecution case. The Court also noted the failure to examine hotel witnesses and to recover relevant material evidence. On the totality of the record, the prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt, and acquittal followed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=281701