The Allahabad High court has said that in the case of rape, the testimony of the victim alone is sufficient ground for awarding punishment. the statement of the victim need not be similar to other relevant evidence unless it is absolutely necessary to do so. the court said that it does not matter that there is a slight contradiction in the statement of the victim, there is no law that the statement of the victim should not be relied upon in the absence of relevant evidence. the High court dismissed the appeal of the convicted accused in a rape case and pronounced this verdict. Hearing the appeal of Mustkim of Shahjahanpur, Justice Rajendra Kumar (fourth) said that the victim has fully supported the prosecution story. the cross examination conducted by the defence did not revel any point to discredit the statement of the victim.referring to several judicial principles propounded by the Supreme court and High Court, the court said that there is no law that the victim should not be believed in the absence of relevant evidence. the court also rejected the defence's argument that there is no injury mark on the victim's body.therefore the matter can also be a matter of mutual consent.
