Smoking not ground to discredit victim's testimony: Kerala High Court upholds Section 377 conviction

The Kerala High Court ruled that smoking should not be considered grounds for discrediting a victim’s testimony in a case under Section 377. The court found that a person's action of smoking does not impact their credibility in cases of sexual offences. The ruling came in a case where a man had been convicted under Section 377, and it was argued that the victim’s testimony was unreliable due to his habit of smoking. The court emphasized that smoking was not a relevant factor in assessing the victim’s testimony, and the conviction under Section 377 was upheld.