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Supreme Court of India

The State of Madhya Pradesh v. Balveer Singh

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Reported as [2025] 2 S.C.R. 836
Bench J.B. Pardiwala and Manoj Misra JJ.
Decided 23 February 2025

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above, the court must consider a case of circumstantial evidence in light of the aforesaid settled legal propositions.

Judgment, page 66

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration Does the Evidence Act, 1872 prescribe any particular age as a determinative factor to treat a witness to be a competent witness; Does the Evidence Act treat evidence of a child on the same footing as any other witness; Before the evidence of the child witness is recorded, is it necessary for the Trial Court to record its opinion and satisfaction that the child witness understands the duty of speaking the truth; Whether the Court should apply s.106 of the Evidence Act in criminal cases with care and caution; Does s.106 of the Evidence Act absolve the prosecution from

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Of those, 2 referred to · 1 mentioned

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