Credibility of Evidence in a Rape Case

Where the eyewitnesses account is found credible and trustworthy, a medical opinion pointing to the alternative possibilities cannot be accepted as conclusive.

So we can conclude that the court does not neglect any evidence. It considers all pieces of evidence put before it and relies on that which is worthy of credit and trust.Read More →

Whether Intoxicated Person Gets Defence

Section 85 and section 86 of the Indian Penal Code deal with the general defence to a person who commits an offence under intoxication.

Section 85 of IPC exempts a person from punishment provided that he committed the crime under the influence of intoxication where he had been intoxicated without his knowledge and against his will – that is involuntary intoxication.Read More →