Search Results for Tag : prosecution witness

Judgments

Inconsistent witness testimony fails to deter SC from relying on it(16.06.2016)

The Supreme Court overlooked discrepancies in the testimony of a prosecution witness, and upheld the conviction on its basis, determining the inconsis.....

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News

SC: Witness Can't be Recalled for Giving Different Statement in Another Case Relating to Same Event(23.06.2022)

Supreme Court has held that merely because a different statement was given by prosecution witness in another case relating to the same incident, that .....

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SC: While Recording Statement Involving Large Number of Prosecution Witnesses, Utilize S.313(5) CrPC(16.05.2023)

Supreme Court has opined that while recording statement under Section 313 of CrPC in cases involving large number of prosecution witnesses, Judicial O.....

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SC Sets Aside P&H HC’s Directions on Appearance of Prosecution Witnesses(14.08.2023)

Supreme Court has set aside directions issued by the Punjab & Haryana High Court in 2022 regarding the issuance of summons to prosecution witnesses in.....

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Supreme Court: Prosecution Witness Identifying Accused at Police Station Not Proper TIP(18.03.2024)

Supreme Court while acquitting the accused, has held that the process of prosecution witness identifying accused persons at the police station cannot .....

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Supreme Court: Cannot Set Aside Conviction Only on the Ground that Witness Turned Hostile(09.05.2024)

Supreme Court while declining to set aside the conviction of the accused merely because the witness turned hostile, has observed that evidence of the .....

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SC: Can Allow Examination of Additional Witness as Prosecution Witness(29.04.2025)

SC has observed that if Court finds that a person should have been examined as a prosecution witness and he/she was omitted from the list of witnesses.....

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