Section 376D IPC Archives

Sentencing Must Strike Judicious Balance Between Interests of Victim, Society and Accused; SC Modifies Gang Rape Sentence to 20 Years of Rigorous Imprisonment

Upholding the appellant’s conviction for gang rape, the Court modified the sentence from imprisonment for the remainder of natural life to 20 years’ rigorous imprisonment with the benefit of remission after considering his young age, absence of criminal antecedents, satisfactory conduct in prison and the possibility of reformation.

convictions based on appreciating the testimony of single witness

Case Briefs High Courts

Patna HC: When Prosecutrix Is Not a ‘Sterling Witness’: Benefit of Doubt to Accused in Gang Rape Case”

“Testimony of a Single Witness falls into the category of being neither wholly reliable nor wholly unreliable, the Court must exercise caution, look for corroboration and should not convict on that testimony alone.”