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1 - 4 of 4 (0.20 seconds)Hazari Lal vs Delhi Administration on 15 February, 1980
HC Mukesh Kumar and Ct. Yogender are stated to be
eye witnesses of incident. As discussed above, HC Mukesh Kumar was
dropped on request of Ld. Addl. PP. Ct. Yogender told about accused
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persons having seen by them beating the victim and when they shouted
at them, the accused threw injured outside the bus. There is nothing on
record to conclude that said witness i.e. Ct. Yogender told a lie. I do not
find much substance in plea of ld. defence counsel, alleging that being a
police officer, said witness i.e. Ct. Yogender cannot be relied upon.
Police witnesses are equally reliable witnesses. It was held by the Apex
Court in a case titled as Hazari Lal Vs. State (Delhi Administration)
AIR 1983 SC 873 that evidence of a police officer laying trap if found
reliable, can be accepted without corroboration.
Aher Raja Khima vs The State Of Saurashtra on 22 December, 1955
In case Aher Raja
Khima Vs. State of Saurashtra AIR 1956 SC 217, the Supreme Court
held that the presumption that a person acts honestly applies as much in
favour of police officer as of other persons, and it is not a judicial
approach to distrust and suspect him, without good grounds therefore.
Such an attitude could do neither credit to the Magistrates nor good to
the public. It only runs down the prestige of the police administration.
The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
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