CRIMINAL LAW – Rape – Penetration – Sufficiency of Prosecutrix’s Allegation of Penetration Without Corroborative Evidence

The complainant's statement that the accused inserted his penis into her vagina is not, by itself, sufficient proof of penetration in the absence of corroborative evidence. The evidence of the prosecutrix needs in practice to be corroborated in material particular implicating the accused. Mere allegation…