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Penetration

Legal definition for Indian law research

Definition

Penetration, is the sine qua non for an offence of rape. In order to constitute penetration, there must be evidence clear and cogent to prove that some part of the virile member of the accused was within the labia of the pudendum of the woman, no matter how little, Aman Kumar v. State of Haryana, (2004) SCC 379: 2004 SCC (Cri) 1266.

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