28 could not be convicted under Section 396 IPC. Reliance was placed on the decisions of this Court in Ram Shankar Singh and Others vs. State of Uttar Pradesh7 and Saktu and Another vs. State of Uttar Pradesh8. 21. Ms. Aishwarya Bhati, learned Additional Solicitor General appearing for the State, on the other hand, submitted that the testimony of PW5 Ujjwal was completely worthy of reliance and that even going by the rule of prudence, version given by PW5 Ujjwal was fully corroborated on material particulars. She relied upon the decisions of this Court in Suryanarayana vs. State of Karnataka9, State of Uttar Pradesh vs. Krishna Master and Others10 and Manmeet Singh alias Goldie vs. State of Punjab11. 22. At the outset, we must note the perspective from which the evidence of a child witness is to be considered. The caution expressed by this Court in Suryanarayana9 that “corroboration of the testimony of a child witness is not a rule but a measure of caution and prudence” is a well-accepted 7 8 9 10 11 AIR (1956) SC 441 (1973) 1 SCC 202 (2001) 9 SCC 129 (2010) 12 SCC 324 (2015) 7 SCC 167