MUKESH vs STATE OF CHHATTISGARH

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellant under Section 376 IPC for the offence of rape, affirming the High Court's decision which dismissed the appeal against the Trial Court's judgment. The Court found that despite minor contradictions in the prosecutrix's testimony regarding the timing of the FIR, her account was credible and corroborated by other witnesses. The Court held that the evidence presented was sufficient to sustain the conviction, thus rejecting the appellant's claims of false implication.