Supreme Court of India

Smt. Shakila Abdul Gafar Khan v. Vasant Raghunath Dhoble and Anr.

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Reported as [2003] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 426
Bench Doraiswamy Raju and Arjjjt Pasayat JJ.
Decided 8 September 2003

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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973-Section 190(J)(a)-Private complaint-Delay in filing of-Consequences of-Complaint filed alleging death due to custodial violence-Complaint filed more than one year after the alleged violence-Explanation given that the complainant was unaware of the legal proceedings to be undertaken and that she was representing to the higher authorities-Held, explanation not credible-Indian Penal Code-Section 302. Criminal Trial-Evidence-Discrepancy in-Disbelieving the evidence-Necessity of-Held, the courts should attempt to separate truth from falsehood-Only when it is not

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