Victim Girl Being Habitual To Sex Cannot Be Valid Defence To Act Of Rape: SC [Read Order]

Ashok Kini

6 Dec 2019 10:29 AM IST

  • Victim Girl Being Habitual To Sex Cannot Be Valid Defence To Act Of Rape: SC [Read Order]

    "We are of the view that the fact that victim of rape is habituated to sex, cannot be a valid defence against the act of rape.”

    The Supreme Court has observed that the fact that victim of rape is habituated to sex, cannot be a valid defence to the act of rape.Rizwan was accused of raping a minor girl. To allow the bail petition filed by the accused, the Allahabad High Court took note of Medical examination report which stated that the prosecutrix sustained no internal or external injury on her person and that she...

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