Maruti Rama Naik vs State Of Maharashtra on 9 September, 2003
Likewise in Jagir Singh v. State (Delhi), (1975) 3 SCC 562, Alil Mollah v. State of W.B., (1996) 5 SCC 369 and in Maruti Rama Naik v. State of Maharashtra, (2003) 10 SCC 670, the same view has been reiterated, and doubts have been expressed on the reliability of witnesses who have not disclosed the name of the accused to the bystanders, police or to others at the earliest opportunity even after witnessing the incident.