Injury to Private Part Not Essential to Prove Rape," Supreme Court Issues Strong Statement

New Delhi (The Uttam Hindu): The Supreme Court made an important comment while hearing a rape case. The court said that it is not necessary to have injury marks on private parts to prove guilt. Other evidence can also be made the basis.

A bench of Justices Sandeep Mehta and Prasanna B Varale heard the case. The case is about 40 years old. The court upheld the conviction of a man for raping a BA student in 1984. According to the prosecution, on March 19, 1984, the victim had gone to the accused's house for tuition when he sexually assaulted her. He also threatened her that he would kill her if she made noise.

In this case, the person has been sentenced to five years. A tuition teacher was accused of raping his own student. The teacher argued that there were no marks on the private parts of the victim, so rape cannot be proved. He said that the victim's mother has falsely accused him. However, the court rejected the arguments given by the accused. Justice Varale said that it is not necessary that in every rape case, injury marks are found on the victim's body. Any case depends on the circumstances. Therefore, injury marks on the victim's body are not necessary to prove rape. The court also said that according to the statement of the prosecutor, the accused forcibly pushed her on the bed and closed her mouth with a piece of cloth despite her resistance. Thus, considering this aspect, it is possible that there were no major injury marks.