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"The institution of marriage does not confer, cannot confer and in my considered view, should not be construed to confer, any special male privilege or a license for unleashing of a brutal beast," the court said.
Police said a case has been registered under various provisions of the Indian Penal Code including section 376 (Rape)
The Court said that the testimony of the complainant was inconsistent and riddled with variations and the allegations were an outcome of factional feud within the church and complainant's desire for power and position.
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 Supreme Court recently reiterated that the conviction of accused can be based on sole testimony of the prosecutrix when the deposition of the prosecutrix is found to be trustworthy.