Penal Code, 1860–Secs. 376(2)(g) & 376–Conviction–Set aside by High Court–Justification–Prosecutrix categorically deposed that all the six persons had raped her without her consent and forcibly–No evidence was produced by defence to rebut the presumption–Human semen was detected from the clothes of four accused–High Court considered the fact of delay in lodging FIR and doubted on prosecution–Delay explained satisfactorily–Held, the judgment of High Court is contrary to evidence and deserves to be set aside.
