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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> </head> <body> <div style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size:12px; text-align:justify"> <table width="800" border="0" style="border:1px solid #ccc;padding:5px;" align="center" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <br /> High Court of Kerala <br /><br /> Mazahar to not be treated as previous statement unless versions exist<br /><br /> MANU/KE/2436/2015 - (08 Dec 2015)<br /><br /> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top">Mohammed Nissam A.A. v. The State of Kerala</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top" style="background-color:#FDEDCE"><strong>Video recordings made by investigating officer during preparation of scene mahazar cannot be used as a previous statement under Sections 145 and 155 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. In the instant case, prosecution had not relied on video DVDs prepared by the officer at the crime scene nor had the same certified to make them admissible as electronic evidence. During cross-examination of the officer, defence sought to adduce the DVDs, however, the request was denied by the trial court. The High Court reiterated that a mazahar could not be treated as a previous statement; “what was seen by the person, who prepared the mazahar, are recorded”. Only when the person recording made several versions, could mazahars be treated as previous statement.</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top" ><strong>Relevant : Ramaiah alias Rama v. State of Karnataka <manuid>MANU/SC/0677/2014</manuid> Section 65B Indian Evidence nActCompID=15723, 1872 Section 145 Indian Evidence nActCompID=15771, 1872</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top" ><strong>Tags : Mazahar, video, previous statement</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> </td> </tr> <tr> <!--<td><strong>Source : <a target="_new" href="http://www.manupatrafast.com/">newsroom.manupatra.com</a></strong></td>--> <td align="left" valign="top"><strong>Source : newsroom.manupatra.com</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top">Regards</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top">Team Manupatra</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </body> </html>