The apex court said that a prosecutrix complaining of having been a victim of the offence of rape is not an accomplice of the crime.
"There is no rule of law that her testimony cannot be acted upon without corroboration in material particulars. She stands at a higher pedestal," the Bench observed.
Hence, the apex court directed the High Court to ‘re-hear’ the matter.
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