Supreme Court of India
State of Madhya Pradesh v. Dharkole @ Govind Singh and Ors.
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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
Where later benches applied it
- 2011 Gosu Jairami Reddy & Anr. v. State of A.P.
- 2023 Suresh Thipmppa Shetty v. The State of Maharashtra
- 2009 Chhotanney & Ors. v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors.
- 2006 Khambam Raja Reddy and Anr. v. Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh
Of those, 1 relied on · 1 referred to · 2 mentioned
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