Case Law Analysis
|Supreme Court of India
Section 376 IPC | Sole Testimony of Child Victim Sufficient for Conviction if Credible; Medical Evidence Merely Corroborative : SC
The Supreme Court reaffirmed that a child victim's credible testimony alone can sustain a conviction under Section 376 IPC, even without conclusive medical evidence. The ruling underscores the primacy of victim testimony in sexual assault cases, particularly involving minors, and limits the role of medical evidence to corroborative status.