Supreme Court of India

Mukesh Singh v. The State (nct of Delhi)

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Reported as [2023] 11 S.C.R. 886
Bench M. M. Sundresh and J. B. Pardiwala JJ.
Decided 24 August 2023

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the discovery statement made by the appellant convict referred to above is not admissible under Section 27 of the Evidence Act, still it is relevant under Section 8 of the Evidence Act.

Judgment, page 51

From the headnote

Issues for consideration: (i) Whether the High Court committed any error in dismissing the appeal fi led by the appellant convict and thereby affi rming the judgment and order of conviction and sentence passed by the Trial Court for the alleged off ences?; (ii) Whether an accused can decline to participate in the TIP on the ground that he was already shown to the eye witnesses prior to the conduct of the TIP and in such circumstances, the TIP would be nothing short of creating evidence against him?; (iii) Can an accused decline to participate in the TIP that the investigating offi cer may propose

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