Principle

CRIMINAL LAW – Rape – Corroboration – Nature of Evidence Required to Corroborate Complaint in Sexual Offence

Area of law
CRIMINAL LAW
Court
Supreme Court

Corroboration in rape cases must be independent testimony that confirms both that an offence was committed and that the accused committed it. Evidence that the accused took the victim to his house or that she ran away does not corroborate the act of rape itself.…

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