Paramjit Singh Bedi v. State of Punjab
2026 INSC 105425 September 202610 min read
Supreme Court Acquits Rape Convict, Holds Prosecutrix Testimony Cannot Be Split for Different Charges
The Supreme Court set aside a rape conviction, holding that the prosecutrix’s testimony cannot be partly rejected for kidnapping and partly accepted for rape, especially when her conduct showed consent.
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- Case Name
- Paramjit Singh Bedi v. State of Punjab
- Citation
- 2026 INSC 1054
- Bench
- Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice Atul S. Chandurkar
- Date of Judgment
- September 25, 2026
- Area of Law
- Criminal Law — Rape — Section 376 IPC — Appreciation of Prosecutrix Evidence — Consent — Section 114A Evidence Act
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