Case Law Analysis
|Patna High Court
Section 376/511 IPC | Conviction Requires Corroboration When Victim Turns Hostile and Medical Evidence is Negative : Patna HC
Patna High Court sets aside conviction in a child rape case, ruling that uncorroborated testimony of a hostile victim, absent Section 164 CrPC statement or medical injury, cannot sustain guilt. The judgment reinforces the burden of proof in sexual offence cases where the victim retracts allegations.