Kripa Mahto vs The State Of Jharkhand on 5 March, 2021
16. Learned counsel further submitted that alleged injured Kishun Mahto
or father of the informant has not been examined and in absence of
examination of the injured, it is impermissible to record the conviction
against the appellant. Learned counsel has cited the case of "Siddapuram
Siva Reddy versus State of A.P." reported in [1995 (1) ALT (Cri.) 71
(AP)]. In this case, there is no corroborative evidence. It is a theory in law
that corroborative evidence has no meaning if substantial evidence is not
there. In the case in hand, injured person has not been examined, hence,
there is no substantial evidence.