Abid vs State on 17 June, 2010
6.4. Learned
counsel for the petitioner distinguished the decision in the case of
Bipin Shantilal Panchal v. State of Gujarat [(2001) 3 SCC 1] [JT
2001 (3) SC 120] and submitted that the above case would not be a
binding precedent for this Court inasmuch as the above case law was
decided in context of different facts and particularly provisions of
Sections 5 to 35 and Section 136 of Evidence Act were not considered
at all. It is submitted that when there is a statutory provision in
the Evidence Act, then the question of admissibility and relevancy
has to be considered as per the provisions of the Act.