State of Haryana v. Chhattar Pal
Case brief
What is this about?
CRA-D-472-DBA-2004; State of Haryana v. Chhattar Pal; High Court of Punjab and Haryana; appeal against acquittal dismissed 04.04.2025; Section 376 IPC rape; acquittal upheld; prosecutrix statement uncorroborated; no injuries on prosecutrix; six injuries on accused; semen only on petticoat, no DNA analysis; mere semen on clothes insufficient (Ujjagar Singh 2008(1) RCR (Criminal) 305; Sadashiv Ramrao Hadbe 2006(10) SCC 92); eye-witness PW6 Ram Chander inimical, false statement, saw only grappling; Desh Raj given up; case property not produced; torn blouse vital link evidence missing; FSL report; two-day delay in FIR; complaint Ex.PJ not explained to prosecutrix; Kallu @ Masih 2006(1) RCR (Criminal) 427 appellate approach to acquittal; benefit of doubt to accused; Jasjit Singh Bedi, J.; Gurvinder Singh Gill, J.
What did the court decide?
The statement of the prosecutrix that the accused committed forcible sexual intercourse with her cannot be accepted, as it does not get corroboration from the medical or other evidence.