Minor Victim’s Testimony Alone Sufficient to Sustain Rape Conviction; FIR Delay Not Fatal: Meghalaya HC Upholds 7-Year Sentence

The High Court of Meghalaya has dismissed a criminal appeal filed by one Shri. Chanky Shadap against his conviction and seven-year rigorous imprisonment for the rape of a minor in 2010. The Court, presided over by Justice W. Diengdoh, held that the testimony of the victim was reliable and corroborated by medical evidence, ruling that

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