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Section 162 in The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 [Entire Act]
Section 154 in The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 [Entire Act]
Section 154 in The Indian Evidence Act, 1872 [Entire Act]
Section 164 in The Indian Evidence Act, 1872 [Entire Act]
The Indian Evidence Act, 1872
Jaya Mala vs Home Secretary, Government Of Jammu & ... on 29 July, 1982
Corroboration may be of circumstances which may
differ for each case. The opinion of doctor on clinical
or radiological examination cannot be accepted
straight way as a legal proof. The margin of error is of
two years on either side even when the age is
ascertained on the basis of radiological examination.
(Reliance placed on AIR 1982 SC 1297, Jaya Mala vs.
Home Secretary, Government of Jammu and Kashmir
and ors.]. It is only medical opinion and other evidence
including oral evidence cannot be discarded only
because the medical evidence is in conflict with the
oral evidence. Further, the medical evidence cannot
stand against entries made in birth register, which are
properly authenticated. Entry made in birth register
has presumptive value in view of section 17(2) of Birth
and Death Registration Act, 1969 and this position of
law needs to be kept in mind, when there is conflict
between medical evidence and the other evidence.