AHSA RAM vs STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH

The Supreme Court, in Review Petition (Crl.) No. 1038 of 2005, reaffirmed its earlier judgment enhancing the punishment of the accused under Section 376 IPC to life imprisonment. The Court found the subsequent affidavit of the prosecutrix, claiming the case was false and influenced by her mother, to be unconvincing and an afterthought. The Court held that the original conviction was based on credible evidence and upheld the life sentence, rejecting the review petition.