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[POCSO Act] Charge of penetrative sexual assault can be made on some degree of insertion; non-tear of hymen of no consequence: Gauhati HC remands matter back to Trial Court

The version of the informant/victim must be considered with utmost care before discerning it. In fact, if the version of the informant/victim inspires confidence and appears to be trustworthy, credible, unblemished and of sterling quality, no further corroboration is required.

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Mere absence of injuries cannot be a ground to hold that penetrative sexual assault did not take place: Delhi High Court

The Trial Court observed that the victim was very young at the time of the incident and minor contradictions could not be a ground to disbelieve her testimony.”