Jodhan vs State Of M.P on 8 May, 2014
In the matter of Jodhan vs. State of M.P. reported in 2015 AIR
(SCW) 3589, it has been held by the Hon'ble Apex Court that the
testimony of injured witness has its own significance and it has to be
placed reliance upon unless there are strong grounds for rejection of his
evidence on the basis of major contradictions and inconsistencies. The
injured witness has been conferred special status in law and the injury
sustained by him is an inbuilt-guarantee of his presence at the place of
occurrence and is unlikely to spare his actual assailants in order to
falsely implicate someone.