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Roop Chand vs The State Of Haryana on 8 October, 2021

19) This omission to join the public person is significant as it is a very common excuse that the witnesses from the public refused to join the investigation. A police officer investigating a crime is entitled to ask anybody to join the investigation and he is also fully empowered to initiate action against public persons refusing under the law. The failure on the part of the investigating officer to initiate any such action against any public person is suggestive of the fact that the explanation for non­joining the witnesses from the public is merely after thought and is not worthy of credence. (Ref: Roop Chand vs. State of Haryana, 1999 (1)C.L.R 69, decided by Hon'ble High Court of Punjab & Haryana).
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Haryana State Lotteries, Iqbal Chand ... vs Govt. Of Nct Of Delhi & Ors. on 17 July, 1998

20) It is also duly noted here that while not in every case the testimony of police officials are to be looked upon with suspicion and treated as unworthy of reliance, but the failure of the investigating agency to join witnesses from the public especially when they are available or their presence can reasonably be secured with minimum efforts casts a doubt as to the authenticity of the version being put forth by the investigating agency. (Ref: Nanak Chand v The State of Delhi, 1991 JCC 1 decided by the Hon'ble Delhi High Court).
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