Supreme Court of India

Deep Chand v. The State of Rajasthan

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Reported as [1962] 1 S.C.R. 662
Bench K. Subba Rao J.
Decided 30 March 1961

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Criminal Trial - Memorandum prepared by Magistrate in verification proceeding-Statements made to such Magistrate not recorded in prescribed manner-Deposition of Magistrate-Admissi­ bility-Code of Criminal Procedure, r898 (V of r898), s. r64-- lndian Evidence Act, r872 (r of r872), s. 9. · In a verification proceeding held by him the Magistrate prepared a memorandum recording his own observations as also the statements made to him by a prosecution witness but not in the manner prescribed by s. 164 of the Code of Criminal Proce­ dure. He proved the memorandum in court and gave his evi­ dence.

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