Supreme Court of India

State of Madhya Pradesh v. Dharkole @ Govind Singh and Ors.

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Reported as [2004] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 780
Bench Arijit Pasa Y At and C.K. Thakker JJ.
Decided 29 October 2004

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Criminal trial Medical evidence-At variance with ocular evidence-Weapon supposedly used not sharp enough to cause irljuries as per medical evidence­ Held: Hypothetical answers of medical witnesses pointing to alternative possibilities cannot be accepted as conclusive and accorded undue primacy to exclude credible and trustworthy eye-witnesses' account. Names of witnesses not appearing in FIR-That by itself cannot be ground to do'1bt their evidence, especially as there is no requirement of mentioning names of all witnesses therein-Cr.PC-Sec. 154. Evidence Witness-Non-examination by

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Of those, 1 relied on · 1 referred to · 2 mentioned

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