https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=466627 Reliable testimony of the prosecutrix, supported by her mother, village witnesses and medical findings of torn hymen, vaginal bleeding and injuries, was sufficient to sustain a conviction for rape under Section 376 IPC. The medical certificate was admissible because it was a carbon copy made in the ordinary course of professional duty and therefore constituted primary evidence. No material delay in lodging the report was found, as the family first approached village elders and the Sarpanch before contacting police the next morning. The plea of false implication and absence of spermatozoa did not create reasonable doubt, and the conviction and sentence as modified by the HC were left undisturbed. en-us Tue, 17 Jan 1989 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 14 Feb 2026 13:31:59 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=466627 Reliable testimony of the prosecutrix, supported by her mother, village witnesses and medical findings of torn hymen, vaginal bleeding and injuries, was sufficient to sustain a conviction for rape under Section 376 IPC. The medical certificate was admissible because it was a carbon copy made in the ordinary course of professional duty and therefore constituted primary evidence. No material delay in lodging the report was found, as the family first approached village elders and the Sarpanch before contacting police the next morning. The plea of false implication and absence of spermatozoa did not create reasonable doubt, and the conviction and sentence as modified by the HC were left undisturbed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 17 Jan 1989 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=466627