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1 - 10 of 16 (0.67 seconds)Section 313 in The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 [Entire Act]
State, Govt. Of Nct Of Delhi vs Sunil And Another on 29 November, 2000
".....The witnesses from the department of police cannot
per se be said to be untruthful or unreliable. It would
depend upon the veracity, credibility and
unimpeachability of their testimony. This Court, after
referring to State of U. P. Vs. Anil Singh, State, Govt. of
NCT of Deli Vs. Sunil and Another and Ramjee Rai and
Others Vs. State of Bihar, has laid down recently in
Kasmiri Lal Vs. State of Haryana that there is no absolute
command of law that the police officers cannot be cited
as witnesses and their testimony should always be treated
with suspicion. Ordinarily, the public at large show their
disinclination to come forward to become witnesses. If the
testimony of the police officer is found to be reliable and
trustworthy, the Court cannot definitely act upon the
same. If, in the course of scrutinising the evidence, the
Court finds the evidence of the police officer as unreliable
and untrustworthy, the Court may disbelieve him but it
should not do so solely on the presumption that a witness
from the department of police should be viewed with
distrust. This is also based on the principle that quality of
the evidence weights over the quantity of evidence".
Ramjee Rai & Ors vs State Of Bihar on 24 August, 2006
".....The witnesses from the department of police cannot
per se be said to be untruthful or unreliable. It would
depend upon the veracity, credibility and
unimpeachability of their testimony. This Court, after
referring to State of U. P. Vs. Anil Singh, State, Govt. of
NCT of Deli Vs. Sunil and Another and Ramjee Rai and
Others Vs. State of Bihar, has laid down recently in
Kasmiri Lal Vs. State of Haryana that there is no absolute
command of law that the police officers cannot be cited
as witnesses and their testimony should always be treated
with suspicion. Ordinarily, the public at large show their
disinclination to come forward to become witnesses. If the
testimony of the police officer is found to be reliable and
trustworthy, the Court cannot definitely act upon the
same. If, in the course of scrutinising the evidence, the
Court finds the evidence of the police officer as unreliable
and untrustworthy, the Court may disbelieve him but it
should not do so solely on the presumption that a witness
from the department of police should be viewed with
distrust. This is also based on the principle that quality of
the evidence weights over the quantity of evidence".
Kashmiri Lal vs State Of Haryana on 15 May, 2013
".....The witnesses from the department of police cannot
per se be said to be untruthful or unreliable. It would
depend upon the veracity, credibility and
unimpeachability of their testimony. This Court, after
referring to State of U. P. Vs. Anil Singh, State, Govt. of
NCT of Deli Vs. Sunil and Another and Ramjee Rai and
Others Vs. State of Bihar, has laid down recently in
Kasmiri Lal Vs. State of Haryana that there is no absolute
command of law that the police officers cannot be cited
as witnesses and their testimony should always be treated
with suspicion. Ordinarily, the public at large show their
disinclination to come forward to become witnesses. If the
testimony of the police officer is found to be reliable and
trustworthy, the Court cannot definitely act upon the
same. If, in the course of scrutinising the evidence, the
Court finds the evidence of the police officer as unreliable
and untrustworthy, the Court may disbelieve him but it
should not do so solely on the presumption that a witness
from the department of police should be viewed with
distrust. This is also based on the principle that quality of
the evidence weights over the quantity of evidence".
Ambika Prasad Rajwade And Ors. vs State Of Chhattisgarh And Ors. on 6 September, 2005
Reliance
may be placed upon the case of Ambika Prasad and Ors v. State,
(2002) 2 Crimes 63 SC, wherein it was observed by Hon'ble
Supreme Court that independent persons are reluctant to be a
witness or to assist the investigation.