Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 115 — Estoppel by conduct
AIR 1991 SC 1320 : (1993) 3 JT 692 : (1991) 2 SCC 419 Supp SUPREME COURT OF INDIA KRISHI UPAJ MANDI SAMITI — Appellant Vs. ASHOK SINGHAL AND…
Evidence Act, 1872 – Section 3 – Child witness – Appreciation of – Evidence of such witness cannot be rejected per se – Court as a rule of prudence is required to consider it with close scrutiny
AIR 2001 SC 482 : (2001) CriLJ 705 : (2001) 1 JT 230 : (2001) 1 SCALE 7 : (2001) 9 SCC 129 : (2001) 1 SCR 1 :…
Evidence Act, 1872 – Section 67 – Handwriting – Proof of – Conclusion based on clear comparison of handwriting must at best be indecisive and yield to positive evidence..
AIR 1954 SC 316 : (1954) 1 SCR 919 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA SRI SRI SRI KISHORE CHANDRA SINGH DEO — Appellant Vs. BABU GANESH PRASAD BHAGAT AND OTHERS…
Criminal Trial—Criminal cases are decided on facts and circumstances on evidence rather than on case law and precedents.
2007(2) Law Herald (SC) 1040 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice C.K. Thakker The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Lokeshwar Singh Panta Criminal Appeal No.141 of…
Disclosure Statement—The Court must ensure the credibility of evidence by police because this provision is vulnerable to abuse. Disclosure Statement—Cannot be discarded only on the ground that it was made to a police officer during investigation. Circumstantial Evidence—Inference of guilt can be justified only when all the incriminating facts and circumstances are found to be incompatible with the innocence of the accused
2007(2) LAW HERALD (SC) 968 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Arijit Pasayat The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Lokeshwar Singh Panta Civil Appeal No. 311…
Evidence–Normal discrepancies–Do not corrode the credibility of case and they are always there, however honest and truthful a witness may be. Evidence–Falsity of particular material witness or material particular would not ruin it from the beginning to end.
2007(1) LAW HERALD (SC) 891 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Dr. Arjit Pasayat The Hon’ble Mr. Justice S.H. Kapadia Criminal Appeal No. 205…
Evidence Act, 1872– lnterested Witness– close relative cannot be characterised as an “interested” witness-He is a “natural” witness-His evidence, however, must be scrutinised carefully
2017(1) Law Herald (SC) 56 : 2017 LawHerald.Org 503 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice A.K. Sikri The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Abhay Manohar Sapre…
Secondary Evidence—Photocopy of photocopy cannot be considered as secondary evidence.
2017(1) Law Herald (SC) 52 : 2017 LawHerald.Org 510 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Madan B. Lokur The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Adarsh Kumar…
Burden of Proof—Money transaction—In the absence of any explanation an adverse inference is attracted.
2007(1) LAW HERALD (SC) 818 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice S.B. Sinha The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Markandey Katju Criminal Appeal No. 212 of…
Evidence—Murder–Variation between medical evidence and ocular evidence—Oral evidence has to get primacy and medical evidence is basically opinionative. Evidence—Murder–Variation between ocular evidence and medical evidence—To discard the testimony of an eyewitness simply on the strength of such opinion expressed by the medical witness is not conducive to the administration of criminal justice.
2007(1) LAW HERALD (SC) 710 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Dr. Arijit Pasayat The Hon’ble Mr. Justice S.H. Kapadia Criminal Appeal No. 215…