Supreme Court of India

Manikandan v. State by the Inspector of Police

Neutral citation
Reported as [2024] 4 S.C.R. 234
Bench Abhay S. Oka and Pankaj Mithal JJ.
Decided 5 April 2024

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Issue for Consideration Matter pertains to the tutoring of the material witnesses by the police and its effect on the prosecution case. Headnotes Evidence – Witnesses – Tutoring of the material witnesses by the police – Effect: Held: This is a blatant act by the police to tutor the material prosecution witnesses-interested witnesses – It amounts to gross misuse of power by the police machinery – Police cannot be allowed to tutor the prosecution witness – On facts, the appellants convicted and sentenced u/ss. 302/34 IPC – Day before the evidence of the prosecution witnesses was recorded before

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