Lokesh Gupta And Another vs Sunita Dewangan And Others 106 ... on 28 November, 2017
33. When the evidence of an injured eye-witness
is to be appreciated, the undernoted legal
principles enunciated by the Courts are required
to be kept in mind: "(a) The presence of an
injured eye-witness at the time and place of the
occurrence cannot be doubted unless there are
material contradictions in his deposition. (b)
Unless, it is otherwise established by the
evidence, it must be believed that an injured
witness would not allow the real culprits to escape
and falsely implicate the accused. (c) The
evidence of injured witness has greater
evidentiary value and unless compelling reasons
exist, their statements are not to be discarded
lightly. (d) The evidence of injured witness cannot
SHARAD be doubted on account of some embellishment in
natural conduct or minor contradictions. (e) If
GUPTA there be any exaggeration or immaterial
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GUPTA State Vs. Geeta Devi
FIR No. 1361/2015 PS Dabri Page 17 of 23
Date: 2025.09.27
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embellishments in the evidence of an injured
witness, then such contradiction, exaggeration or
embellishment should be discarded from the
evidence of injured, but not the whole evidence.