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.