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Thulia Kali vs The State Of Tamil Nadu on 25 February, 1972

In Thulia Kali v. State of TN (1972) 3 SCC 393 it was held that the delay in lodging the first information report quite often results in embellishment as a result of afterthought. On account of delay, the report not only gets bereft of the advantage of spontaniety, but also danger creeps in of the introduction of coloured version, exaggerated account or concocted story as a result of deliberation and consultation.
Supreme Court of India Cites 3 - Cited by 565 - H R Khanna - Full Document

Lal Singh And Others vs State Of Uttar Pradesh on 4 November, 2003

"43. It will thus be seen that the evidence of identification has to be considered in the peculiar facts and circumstances of each case. Though it is desirable to hold the test identification at the earliest-possibile opportunity, no hard and fast rule can be laid down in this regard. If the delay is inordinate and there is evidence probabalising the possibility of the accused having been shown to the witnesses, the Court may not act on the basis of such evidence. Moreover, cases where the conviction is based not solely on the basis of identification in Court, but on the basis of other corroborative evidence, such recovery of looted articles, stand on a different footing and the Court has to consider the evidence in its etirety."
Supreme Court of India Cites 14 - Cited by 42 - B P Singh - Full Document
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