State Of Bihar vs Murad Ali Khan, Farukh Salauddin & ... on 10 October, 1988
PW3 further elicited that he had not seen the occurrence
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as he had stated in his examination in chief for which he explained,
he had so stated on the asking of the police officer outside the court.
PW3 stated that he had sustained injuries due to pelting of stones by
someone whom he had not seen. PW3 was reexamined by Ld. Addl.
PP but he stood his ground saying he had not seen the occurrence and
denied of the fact of injuries caused on the person of Momin,
Niazuddin and Qayyum by accused or that he had changed his version
intentionally due to compromise. PW3 even stated that the dandas
and sarias, Ex P1 to Ex P5 were so identified by him in his
examination in chief as the weapons of offences on the asking of the
police officer and there was no specific mark on the dandas and the
sarias, while they were commonly available in the market.