https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=458715 The SC held that conviction under Section 354 IPC was sustainable because the complainant's account was consistently corroborated by her daughter, husband and an independent witness, and the proved acts showed criminal force with intent to outrage modesty. It further upheld conviction under Section 511 read with Section 376 IPC, finding that the accused went beyond mere preparation by entering the house, pouncing on the victim, sitting on her and lifting her petticoat, which evidenced a clear intent to commit rape and was stopped only by intervention. The delay in lodging the FIR was satisfactorily explained by the remote village setting and prior disclosure to the husband, so it did not weaken the prosecution case. en-us Wed, 20 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 13 Nov 2024 21:07:12 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=458715 The SC held that conviction under Section 354 IPC was sustainable because the complainant's account was consistently corroborated by her daughter, husband and an independent witness, and the proved acts showed criminal force with intent to outrage modesty. It further upheld conviction under Section 511 read with Section 376 IPC, finding that the accused went beyond mere preparation by entering the house, pouncing on the victim, sitting on her and lifting her petticoat, which evidenced a clear intent to commit rape and was stopped only by intervention. The delay in lodging the FIR was satisfactorily explained by the remote village setting and prior disclosure to the husband, so it did not weaken the prosecution case. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 20 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=458715