Supreme Court of India

State of Goa v. Jose Maria Albert Vales @ Robert Vales

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Reported as [2017] 14 S.C.R. 163

Bench Arun Mishra and Amitava Roy JJ.

Decided 18 August 2017

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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - ss.244, 340 and 343 - Statement of respondent, a prose.cution witness, reco_rded u/s.164, Cr.P. by Magistrate - While testifying in the Session's trial, respondent resiled from. this statement- Sessions Court being prima facie of the view that the respondent deliberately made contradictory statements on oath in order to screen/favour the accused in the session's trial, without conducting any inquiry as permissible u/ s. 340, directed respondent's prosecution by filing complaint against c him uls..193,JPC - Accordingly, a complaint was filed against the

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1977 K. Karunakaran v. T. V. Eachara Warrier cited by 7
2001 Pritish v. State of Maharashtra and Ors. cited by 6
2016 Amarsang Nathaji as Himself and as Karta and Manager v. Hardik Harshadbhai Patel and Others cited by 5

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