Content Provider | Supreme Court of India |
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e-ISSN | 30484839 |
Language | English |
Access Restriction | NDLI |
Subject Keyword | Books of accounts Re-examination |
Content Type | Text |
Resource Type | Law Judgement |
Jurisdiction | India |
Case Type | Appeal |
Court | Supreme Court of India |
Disposal Nature | Appeal Disposed Off |
Headnote | Evidence Act, 1872:Section 34- "Books of accounts"-Meaning of-Hotels register Entries in-Evidentiary value of-Held: Unless a hotel register contains any statement of account it cannot be treated as a book of accounts-Even if it were so an entry therein cannot be the basis to charge a person with liability. Section 137-Re-examination-By Public Prosecutor-Duties of Statement of witness-Contradictions or inconsistencies in-Clarification of-Held: Public Prosecutor should put such questions in re-examination as to enable a witness to explain the incongruities. Section 165-Court's power to put questions-Held: is unlimited-No party is entitled to object to such questions-Court has a duty to put such questions to a witness to enable him to explain inconsistent or contradictory statements. Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: Section 165-Search-By police officer-Independent person-Reluctance to become a witness-Held: Normally a person is reluctant to witness a search and seizure operation especially in a city-Hence, statement of police officer that nobody is willing to stand as witness cannot be spurned down as improbable.Section 166-Search-By police officer-Outside the limits of his own police station-Permissibility of-Held: When there is delay in requisitioning the services of the local police station and such delay may defeat the purpose of the search, the Investigating Officer may conduct the search himself at that other place-However, such IO should comply with the requirements of S.166(4).Criminal Trial: Eyewitness-Solitary eyewitness-Foreign national-left the country before trial started-Sensational case transformed to one of circumstantial evidence alone-Held : Undertaking should have been obtained from foreign national to return to the country to give evidence-Lack of alacrity shown by the State agency in a sensational case deserves reprobation.Absconding of accused-Effect of-Held: Absconding by itself has no decisive implication-However, it has utility to form a link to concatenate the full chain.Bloodstain-Recovery of-From the scene of crime-Evidentiary value of-Held: Is not decisive enough to point to the involvement of accused in the crime-However, if there are other circumstances, such bloodstain may lead to an inference against the accused-Evidence act.Strictures :Judicial strictures-Basic requirements-Principle of Natural justice- Observance of-Held: Person concerned should be given the opportunity of being heard in the matter-Otherwise the adverse remarks would be in violation of the principles of natural justice-On facts, adverse remarks expunged as no such opportunity was given to the person concerned.Words and Phrases :"Books of accounts "-Meaning of-In the context of S. 34 of the Evidence Act, 1872. |
Judge | Hon'ble Mr. Justice K.T. Thomas |
Neutral Citation | 2000 INSC 492 |
Petitioner | Manish Dixit And Ors. |
Respondent | State Of Rajasthan |
SCR | [2000] Supp. (4) S.C.R. 74 |
Judgement Date | 2000-10-18 |
Case Number | 779 |
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