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Supreme Court of India High Court of Karnataka

  1. Supreme Court of India AIR 2017 SC 2161

    Mukesh v. State of NCT of Delhi

    Conviction for rape can be based on the sole testimony of the survivor and the same does not require corroboration, provided that the testimony is natural and trustworthy. The Court must look at the broad probabilities, not discard the testimony due to minor contradictions which are not substantial in character given that they are usually…

    Pincites  Para 383-393; Page 200-205 Read case : Mukesh v. State of NCT of Delhi

  2. Supreme Court of India (2009) 16 SCC 69

    Rajinder alias Raju v. State of Himachal Pradesh

    Conviction can be based on the sole testimony of the survivor. There is only need to look for corroboration when the prosecution’s case suffers from high improbabilities.

    Pincites  Para 19; Page 11 Read case : Rajinder alias Raju v. State of Himachal Pradesh

  3. Supreme Court of India (2005) 13 SCC 766

    State of Himachal Pradesh v. Asha Ram

    Conviction can be based on the sole testimony of the child survivor. Corroboration of the child survivor’s testimony is only a general prudence necessitated in certain circumstances and is not a requirement of law. Minor inconsistencies are immaterial and must not form a ground for throwing out an otherwise reliable prosecution case.

    Pincites  Para 5, 15-20; Page 5, 8-10 Read case : State of Himachal Pradesh v. Asha Ram

  4. Supreme Court of India (1996) 2 SCC 384

    State of Punjab v. Gurmit Singh

    Corroborative evidence is not an imperative component of judicial credence in every case of rape. If the testimony of the child is reliable and inspires confidence, courts can convict on the disposition of the child survivor alone. Supposed considerations which have no material effect on the veracity of the prosecution case or even discrepancies in…

    Pincites  Para 9 and 13 Page 5-7, 10 Read case : State of Punjab v. Gurmit Singh

  5. Supreme Court of India (2022) 2 SCC 74

    Phool Singh v. State of MP

    Conviction can be based on the sole testimony of the survivor, without any further corroboration, provided the testimony is found reliable and trustworthy. Even in the absence of any external or internal injuries on the person of the survivor, the conviction can be sustained.

    Pincites  Para 4-11, Pages 3-11 Read case : Phool Singh v. State of MP

  6. Supreme Court of India (2020) 10 SCC 573

    Ganesan v. State

    In cases where the child survivor is found to be worthy of credence and reliable even if other witnesses turn hostile, conviction can be based on her sole testimony. No corroboration is required.

    Pincites  Para 8.1-12, Pages 4-9 Read case : Ganesan v. State

  7. Supreme Court of India (2017) 2 SCC 51

    State of Himachal Pradesh v. Sanjay Kumar alias Sunny

    The testimony of a survivor in sexual offences cases is vital unless compelling reasons necessitate corroboration. Courts should find no difficulty to convict on the testimony of the survivor of a sexual assault alone if the testimony inspires confidence.

    Pincites  Para 31, Page 11 Read case : State of Himachal Pradesh v. Sanjay Kumar alias Sunny

  8. Supreme Court of India (2010) 8 SCC 191

    Vijay alias Chinee v. State of Madhya Pradesh

    Conviction can be based solely on the testimony of the child survivor if it is trustworthy and reliable, even in the absence of corroborating evidence or injuries. Minor discrepancies in her does not make it unreliable.

    Pincites  Para 9-15 Page 195-198, 204, 205 Read case : Vijay alias Chinee v. State of Madhya Pradesh