The State Of Mah.Thr.Telhara P.S. vs Ab.Ajij Sk.Mehboob And 22 Others. on 24 November, 2025
Judgment
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identification parade. She further submitted that it is
pertinent to note that substantial gap of 12 years raises a
doubt as to the identification. She placed reliance on the
decision in the case of Venkatesha and ors vs. State of
Karnataka supra wherein the Hon'ble Apex Court has
ruled out the evidence of identification after eight years
and observed that substantial gap of approximately eight
years raises serious concern regarding identification. If
no identification parade of the unknown persons took
place, their identification in the trial court for the first
time would cast a serious doubt on the veracity of the
prosecution case.