Search Results for Tag : Contradiction

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SC: Examining Contradictions and Witness Credibility Exceeds the Scope of Section 319 CrPC(18.03.2026)

Supreme Court held that courts cannot conduct a “mini trial” while summoning an additional accused under Section 319 CrPC, setting aside the Allahabad.....

Tags : Examining Contradictions, Witness Credibility, Accused

SC: Important to Distinguish B/W Contradictions in Witness Statements and Credibility of Witnesses(01.11.2023)

Supreme Court while observing that it is important to distinguish between contradictions in witness statements and the overall credibility of witnesse.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Contradictions, Credibility, Witness

Judgments

Unless there is any kind of illegality in the impugned judgment of acquittal, Supreme Court cannot interfere in such judgment(13.11.2017)

Present appeal is filed by the State against the final judgment and order passed by the High Court of whereby the High Court allowed the appeal filed .....

Tags : Acquittal, Validity, Evidence, Contradiction

Injured witness’s testimony to not be accepted without scrutiny(03.06.2016)

The Supreme Court cautioned that though an injured witness was “generally reliable”, nonetheless his or her testimony should still be subjected to scr.....

Tags : assault, victim, testimony, scrutiny, contradiction