Lack of violent resistance does not make act consensual: Madras High Court confirms rape conviction
The Court observed, “the offence had everything to do with the corrupt mind of the accused not seeing the prosecutrix as another living being.”
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The Court observed, “the offence had everything to do with the corrupt mind of the accused not seeing the prosecutrix as another living being.”
"She is found to be reliable and trustworthy. Therefore, without any further corroboration, the conviction of the accused relying upon the sole testimony of the prosecutrix can be sustained," the court said.
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