Evidentiary Value Archives

Identification in Test Identification Parade is not substantive evidence; any irregularity in it will by itself does not erode evidentiary value of identification in Court: Jharkhand HC

Any irregularity committed during investigation could not be the sole ground to discard the prosecution case in its entirety, if it was otherwise proved by other cogent and reliable evidence.

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Suggestions to witness by defence and reply to the same forms part of evidence to determine guilt of accused; SC upholds conviction in murder case

Supreme Court was quick to clarify that if prosecution was unable to prove its case on its own legs, then it won’t be able to derive advantage from the weakness of the defence and the Court would not be able to convict the accused on the strength of the evidence in the form of reply to the suggestions made by the defence counsel to a witness.

Case Briefs High Courts

[SC Collegium December Meeting] Newspaper reports are of no evidentiary value and Courts would be transgressing their well settled limitation if cognizance were to be taken of such unsubstantiated and unverified reports: Del HC

Delhi High Court: In a matter wherein, details were sought with regard to Supreme Court Collegium meeting held on 12-12-2018, Yashwant Varma,

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Whether registration of family settlement not “affecting” immovable property compulsory? Supreme Court decides admissibility of such settlement as evidence

“If the Khararunama by itself, does not ‘affect’ immovable property… there would be no breach of Section 49(1)(c), as it is not being used as evidence of a transaction effecting such property.”

Case Briefs High Courts

P&H HC | Whatsapp messages do not have any evidentiary value in the absence of certificate under S. 65B of Evidence Act; HC states

Punjab and Haryana High Court: In an interesting case regarding regular bail, Jaishree Thakur, J., held that WhatsApp messages do not have

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Law doesn’t require that evidence of extra-judicial confession in all cases be corroborated; evidentiary value reiterated: SC

Supreme Court: A Bench comprising of R. Banumathi and Indira Banerjee, JJ. while deciding an appeal against the conviction of appellant under

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Evidentiary value, duty of Judge, sentencing in criminal trial discussed and reiterated; conviction of murder convict upheld: SC

Each criminal trial is but a quest for search of the truth. Supreme Court: The Bench comprising of Ranjan Gogoi, Navin Sinha