A recent SC judgment Indian women will not lie about rape. That statement may have some reasonings behind it but it is difficult to imagine the need for this to be made in a judgment where there was no doubt about guilt of the accused and severity of the crime.Only problem is ... it's not true!http://insidekerala.com/n/index.php?mod=article&cat=MainNews&article=47284TVM: A 44- year old woman complained to the police that she had been kidnapped on her ways to the workplace and was raped on the road side. The police however took the statement with a frown and found that she had given false statement. The woman, a temporary worker in a govt. firm said that she was kidnapped while she was coming to the office. She also stated that she was robbed of her gold ornaments at knifepoint. She said … [Read more...] about Indian women will not lie about Rape…because Supreme Court says so
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Supreme Court judgment which says Indian women will not lie about rape
The judgment is about a rape of a minor where appeal of accused was rightly denied. All the courts starting from sessions court, High court, and Supreme Court have examined the statements, evidences etc and they all point to the crime. Any sexual intercourse with girl less than 16 years old is automatically defined as Rape as per Sec 375, (5)But the disturbing part is the unnecessary statement in the judgment that an Indian woman will not lie about rape. I will cover that issue separately. Here is the full judgment below with the particular statement in bold.-------------------------------------------------------REPORTABLEIN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIACRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTIONCRIMINAL APPEAL NO.1798 OF 2008Wahid Khan …..AppellantVersusState of Madhya Pradesh …..RespondentJ U D G M … [Read more...] about Supreme Court judgment which says Indian women will not lie about rape
False rape allegation can lead to prosecution under Perjury
The headline says it all. It should be common sense, but common sense is something people not expect from Indian courts, because to take just one example -- common sense, and jurisprudence says that "justice delayed is justice denied"... we know the rest.Now the full SC judgment below. Read the sentences in bold if you cannot read it all:--------------------------------------------------------------------IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIACRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTIONSPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CRL.) NOS. OF 2008 (CRIMINAL MISC. PETITIONNOS.8515-8516 OF 2008) Mahila Vinod Kumar i ..... PetitionerVersusState of Madhya Pradesh .....Respondent JUDGMENTDr. ARIJIT PASAYAT, J.1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner.2. Delay condoned.3. Though, we are not inclined to entertain the special … [Read more...] about False rape allegation can lead to prosecution under Perjury