Supreme Court of India

Zafar v. State of U.P.

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Reported as [2003] 1 S.C.R. 363
Decided 15 January 2003

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Evidence Act, 1872-Section 3-Testimony of child witness-Re/iability­ Both trial court and High Court placing reliance on testimony of child witness convicting accused/or murder-Appeal-Held: Jn view of the doubtfalfeatures and other infirmities in the prosecution evidence, reliance cannot be placed on the evidence of child witness-Hence accused entitled to benefit of doubt and conviction to be set aside-Pena/ Code, J 860--Section 302. Constitution of India, 1950-Artic/e J 36--Special Leave Jurisdicmrfi­ Evidence--Fatal irifirmities in the prosecution case-Not adverted to by the High

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