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State Of U.P. vs Lekhraj & Others on 6 September, 2010

In   the   matter   titled   as   "State   of   H.P.   Vs.   Lekhraj   and Another" reported as JT 1999 (9) SC 43, it was observed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India as under:­ "In the deposition of witnesses there are always normal discrepancy,  however,   honest  and  truthful   they   may  be. Such   discrepancies   are   due   to   normal   errors   of observations,   normal   errors   of  memory   due  to   lapse   of time, due to mental disposition such as shock and horror at the time of occurrence, and the like".
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State Of U.P vs Anil Singh on 26 August, 1988

In the matter titled as "State of U.P. Vs. Anil Singh" reported at AIR 1988 SC 1998, it has been held by Hon'ble Apex Court as under:­ "xxxxxx The case of prostitution is that few independent witnesses were indeed requested to become witness but they did not agree.     It   is   not   uncommon   these   days   that   people   are reluctant to become witness in criminal trial cases.  In such circumstances no benefit can be given to the accused for non joining off independent public witnesses. It is a matter of common knowledge that public persons are reluctant to become witnesses of criminal trial.   It has been held in a number of judgments by Hon'ble Supreme court and High Courts that merely because public witnesses are not joined in a case, prosecution case cannot be thrown out.
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