State vs Ravinder Singh on 1 June, 2010
40. Moreover, the other Public independent witnesses i.e. PW-5 Mahinder Singh,
PW-6 Ram Narayan, PW-7 Bishan Singh and PW-9 Chhote Lal, have also not
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supported the case of the prosecution and on the other hand stated while deposing
before the Court, that the accused Ravinder Singh was in possession of the said land
thus rather supported the defence of the accused. Reliance can be placed upon the
judgment title as Ramanlal Vs. Karthikeyan, in 1994 Cri. L J 3720, of Hon'ble
Madras High Court, wherein also the prosecution witness had stated that the land
was in possession of the accused for number of years and it was held that the claimof
the complainant about the possession of the disputed land was not proved.