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Supreme Court of India · 2020-02-14

Santosh Prasad @ Santosh Kumar vs The State Of Bihar

Citation / case number
AIR 2020 SUPREME COURT 985
Court
Supreme Court of India
Petitioner
Santosh Prasad @ Santosh Kumar
Respondent
The State Of Bihar
Author
M.R. Shah
Bench
M.R. Shah, Ashok Bhushan

Judgment text excerpt

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of Santosh Prasad for offences under Sections 376(1) and 450 of the IPC, confirming the High Court's dismissal of his appeal. The court found sufficient evidence supporting the prosecutrix's complaint and emphasized the importance of the victim's testimony in sexual assault cases. The judgment reinforced the legal standards for evaluating evidence in such serious offences.

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