Supreme Court of India

Murari Lal S/o Ram Singh v. State of Madhya Pradesh

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Reported as [1980] 2 S.C.R. 249
Decided 21 November 1979

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Evidence Act-Expert opinion-Testimony of handwriting expert-If could not be accepted without corroboration-Opinion evidence-Ur nature­ Explained. The appellant was charged with the offence of committing the murder of the deceased. The two vital pieces of evidence on which he was convicted were : (1) recovery of a wrist watch which belonged to the deceased at the instance of the appellant and (2) a note written in pencil in1 Hindi! found by the side of the deadman on the night of the occurrence stating "Though we OOve passed . . we have not secured any employment because there is none to care.

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