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Examination In Chief Of Witnesses Without Recording Their Cross-Examination Is Contrary To Law: Supreme Court The Supreme Court (on March 18) observed that recording only the examination in chief of witnesses without recording their cross-examination is contrary to the law. To strengthen this, the Court also referred to Section 138 of the Indian Evidence Act of 1872, which outlines the examinaRead More…
The Supreme Court has held that the conviction of an accused in Rape Cases cannot be done on the basis of sole testimony of the Prosecutrix unless she passes the test of “Sterling Witness”. The Judgment rendered by a Bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan & M.R. Shah has held that in order to convict an accused on the basis of solitary evidence of the Prosecutrix, the evidence mRead More…