Indian Penal Code, 1860

Indian Penal Code, 1860—Section 376—Rape—Age of prosecutrix—Father of the prosecutrix has also not been able to give correct date of birth of the prosecutrix—In his statement he clearly stated that he is giving an approximate date without any basis or record—Held, in a criminal case, the conviction of the appellant cannot be based on an approximate date which is not supported by any record—It would be quite unsafe to base conviction on an approximate date.