LAKHU MANJHI vs STATE OF BIHAR (NOW STATE OF JHARKHAND) — Crl.A. No. 981/2007

Case Summary: Lakhu Manjhi v. State of Bihar (Crl.A. No. 981/2007) On July 23, 2009, the Supreme Court dismissed Lakhu Manjhi's appeal challenging his conviction under Section 376 IPC (rape) and seven-year sentence. The Court found the trial court and High Court's findings credible, supported by corroborating evidence from the prosecutrix, medical examination, panchayat members, and investigator's discovery of crushed plants at the crime scene. The appellant's argument that the absence of medical rape evidence indicated false implication was rejected, as the doctor explained signs need not be present in married women examined 30 hours post-incident. The Court also rejected the plea for sentence reduction, finding no exceptional circumstances warranted mitigation. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.