{"id":5012,"date":"2020-09-14T17:57:08","date_gmt":"2020-09-14T17:57:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/?p=5012"},"modified":"2021-01-17T05:26:54","modified_gmt":"2021-01-17T05:26:54","slug":"prosecutrixs-evidence-sufficient-to-convict-accused-in-cases-of-rape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/prosecutrixs-evidence-sufficient-to-convict-accused-in-cases-of-rape\/","title":{"rendered":"Prosecutrix\u2019s evidence sufficient to convict accused in cases of Rape"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Isha Sawant | Government Law College | 14th September 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_47_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"ez-toc-toggle-icon-1\"><label for=\"item-6a2231a4aa913\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><input  type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item-6a2231a4aa913\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/prosecutrixs-evidence-sufficient-to-convict-accused-in-cases-of-rape\/#Nasir_Uddin_Ali_v_State_of_Assam\" title=\"Nasir Uddin Ali v. State of Assam\">Nasir Uddin Ali v. State of Assam<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/prosecutrixs-evidence-sufficient-to-convict-accused-in-cases-of-rape\/#Facts\" title=\"Facts:\">Facts:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/prosecutrixs-evidence-sufficient-to-convict-accused-in-cases-of-rape\/#Issues\" title=\"Issues:\">Issues:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/prosecutrixs-evidence-sufficient-to-convict-accused-in-cases-of-rape\/#Legal_Provisions\" title=\"Legal Provisions:\">Legal Provisions:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/prosecutrixs-evidence-sufficient-to-convict-accused-in-cases-of-rape\/#Appellant%E2%80%99s_Contention\" title=\"Appellant\u2019s Contention:\">Appellant\u2019s Contention:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/prosecutrixs-evidence-sufficient-to-convict-accused-in-cases-of-rape\/#Respondent%E2%80%99s_Contention\" title=\"Respondent\u2019s Contention:&nbsp;\">Respondent\u2019s Contention:&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/prosecutrixs-evidence-sufficient-to-convict-accused-in-cases-of-rape\/#Observations_of_the_Court\" title=\"Observations of the Court:\">Observations of the Court:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/prosecutrixs-evidence-sufficient-to-convict-accused-in-cases-of-rape\/#Judgement\" title=\"Judgement:\">Judgement:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Nasir_Uddin_Ali_v_State_of_Assam\"><\/span>Nasir Uddin Ali v. State of Assam<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Facts\"><\/span><strong>Facts:<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The appellant\/accused- Nasir Uddin Ali, filed an appeal before the Gauhati High Court against an order of the Sessions Court dated 12-07-2016. On the night of 26-11-2009, the victim was returning home on foot when she was forcefully taken by a Muslim, bearded man to the bathroom of a nearby swimming pool where he committed rape on her and left, the victim stayed there crying for a while, then she went to a nearby house and informed them of the incident, she stayed there till 5 am, she later went to the chowkidar of the Swimming Pool and told him about the incident who pointed her to the accused\u2019s house, she went to the accused\u2019s house and complained to his wife about the rape who scolded the victim and drove her away, the victim also complained to the authorities of the Digboi club (swimming pool part of the club) of the incident who asked her to approach the police. The accused was one of the two chowkidar on night duty at the Digboi Club. The next day i.e. 27-11-2009, she filed a FIR and recorded her statement under sec-164 of CrPC, she was sent for a medical examination. The investing visited the place of occurrence, later the accused was arrested. The case was heard by the Trial Court for the offence under sec-376 of IPC, the accused denied the charges, 7 witnesses were examined by the prosecution including the Investigation officer (IO) and Medical Officer (MO), the defence examined two witnesses one of whom was the accused. The court held the accused guilty of offence u\/s-376 IPC and sentenced him to 9 years of Rigorous Imprisonment with fine of Rs. 1000. The accused appealed before the High Court against this decision of the Trial Court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Issues\"><\/span><strong>Issues:<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Whether the evidence of prosecutrix is sufficient basis to prove guilt of accused in cases of sexual abuse\/rape.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Legal_Provisions\"><\/span><strong>Legal Provisions:<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>The Indian Penal Code, Section 376- Punishment for rape.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Constitution of India, Article 21- Right to life and liberty.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Code of Criminal Procedure, Section 164- Recording of confessions and statements.<\/li><li>Code of Criminal Procedure, Section 313- Power to examine the accused.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Appellant%E2%80%99s_Contention\"><\/span><strong>Appellant\u2019s Contention:<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The appellant\/accused contended that the victim had changed her statement during the course of the trail and the court did not consider it. They also stated that the medical reports did not support the prosecution\u2019s case and her wearing apparel was not seized for forensic examination by the Investigation Officer, they also contended that the independent witnesses did not support the victim\u2019s evidence also the witnesses referred to by her were not examined by the Investigation Officer. They stated that the Trial Court\u2019s conviction of the accused based on the victim\u2019s sole testimony is bad in law. The accused prayed that the impugned judgement is set aside and he is acquitted from the offence.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Respondent%E2%80%99s_Contention\"><\/span><strong>Respondent\u2019s Contention:&nbsp;<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The counsel for the state opposed the appeal and submitted that the prosecutrix(victim\u2019s) case was fully supported by facts and circumstances and witnesses examined by the prosecution, merely because the medical report was not conclusive, the victim\u2019s evidence cannot be discarded. The counsel relied on the decision of Om Prakash v. State of UP and submitted that evidence of a prosecutrix cannot be discarded for the lack of evidence, where her evidence inspires confidence and there is no likelihood of false implication of the accused in the given case. They also submitted that the apex court held in the decision in the case of Raju, referred to by the appellant that the prosecutrix evidence should not be suspected, it should be believed and no confirmation is necessary of the evidence is found reliable. The counsel also submitted that there is no reason on part of the prosecutrix to falsely implicate the accused, and there is no ground to suspect her evidence. They also contended that the appellant\/accused statement u\/s-313 of the CrPC and his evidence as DW1 is a clear admission on his part that he was present at the place of occurrence during the night hour this is again confirmed by the evidence given by PW 2. They also stated that appellant\/accused had failed to prove his plea that the victim came on a motorcycle with a person named Sanjay Upadhyay on the day of the occurrence, the victim denies knowing any such person. As regarding the discrepancy in the FIR, they contended that the victim\u2019s statement including the statement u\/s-164 of CrPC remains constant and a minor inconsistency cannot dismiss the entire prosecution case as there was no major contradiction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Observations_of_the_Court\"><\/span><strong>Observations of the Court:<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The case was heard before the Gauhati High Court by Mrs. Rumi Kumari Phukan, J. The court held that in the present case the victim did not have any enmity towards the appellant\/accused or any motive to falsely implicate him. It observed the concept of sterling witness whose evidence has to be high quality, consistent and reliable. The court held that a prosecutrix\u2019s solitary evidence is enough to hold an accused guilty if it is reliable and trustworthy, and as such does not require any corroboration. If the court is wary of placing implicit reliance on her evidence, it may look for evidence that may lend assurance to her statement. The victim also stated that for the sake of accused\u2019s family she stated that she did not wish to pursue the case but she denied that she made the statement because no rape was committed on her. The appellant\/accused in his own statement supported the victim\u2019s submission that she went to his house to complain to his wife, so the victim\u2019s statement was found to be authentic. The evidence of the prosecution witnesses supports the victim\u2019s statement. The court also observed that the victim\u2019s testimony should be appreciated and the Trail Court should assume the responsibility of handling matters of sexual abuse with sensitivity. The medical officer opined that the medical examination did not reveal any injury marks on the victim\u2019s body or private parts and so commission of rape cannot be ascertained. The court held that on MO\u2019s statement, that injury is not essential for deciding if rape is committed or not, it has to be decided on the basis of facts and circumstances of each case. The IO submitted that since the victim had washed her wearing apparel, he did not seize her clothes, and is a lapse on his part. The court observed that rape is not only violation of the victim\u2019s right under Article 21 of the Constitution, it has a devastating effect on her body and mind, it is a crime against her honour and the society. The court held that during the course of trial, the prosecution had proved the charges against the accused whereas the accused had failed to prove his contentions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Judgement\"><\/span><strong>Judgement:<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The court held that the prosecution had proved the charge u\/s-376 of the IPC beyond reasonable doubt and that the Trial Court had appreciated all relevant aspects. The order of conviction was sustained and called for no interference. The considering that the accused has a family of five children and has been behind bars since that date of conviction reduced the imprisonment to a statutory minimum period of seven years with rest of the sentence remaining the same, the period of detention undergone by him was to be set-off. The appeal was partly allowed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Isha Sawant | Government Law College | 14th September 2020 Nasir Uddin Ali v. State of Assam Facts: The appellant\/accused- Nasir Uddin Ali, filed an appeal before the Gauhati High Court against an order of the Sessions Court dated 12-07-2016. 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