found the dead body lying in
the verandah and also notice some- footprints on the floor
near the dead body. A blood-stained sword kept ... statement of hers had been
recorded by the Magistrate. Samples of the footprints of
the three suspects were compared with the footprints in
blood found
Jaipur. PW-14 Iqbal Ahmed prepared an enlarged photograph of the chance footprint and
compared it with the specimen footprint of the three accused ... opinion was that the
chance footprints matched with that of the appellant Karuppan.
7. After considering the materials on record and the depositions
prove the case.
Learned counsel for the appellants further submit that
specimen footprints of the appellants were not taken in the
presence or under ... Rajasthan Police Rule, 1956, as under:-
"6.26. Importance of footprints and track evidence.-
(1) Footprints are of the first importance in the investigation
which is Exhibit P-3. At the site the police also found footprints near the place of incident and lifted the footprints by plaster cast ... behind Naseeb. This witness has also deposed that the Police lifted the footprints from the site of which the seizure memo is Exhibit
which is Exhibit P-3. At the site the police also found footprints near the place of incident and lifted the footprints by plaster cast ... behind Naseeb. This witness has also deposed that the Police lifted the footprints from the site of which the seizure memo is Exhibit
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not reliable, footprints evidence was also not trust-worthy, Dr.
Vijay Soni (PW-12) does not say anything that which ... also been argued by the
learned Public Prosecutor that the evidence of footprints may
not have been proved to be foolproof but other evidence
which assumes some importance because on it was found a footprint, and P.W. 25 lay on another mat (M.O. 18), which is important ... portico. One of these impressions was thought at one time by the Footprint Expert (P.W. 33) to be that of the right foot
clothes of the accused persons. The trial
court further concluded that the footprints at the crime scene were similar to
those of the shoes recovered ... nature. All these cast doubts about authenticity and reliability of the footprint
expert’s report.
38. Mr. Shri Singh, learned counsel arguing pro bono
incident, on basis of which he got prepared
moulds of the footprints. Smt
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Shakuntla (PW 14) filed the list of looted properties.
Chiranji ... house of the appellant
Barchia. The specimen moulds of the footprints of the
appellants were taken, which were sent along with the
footprints lifted from
Debasish Banerjee etc. Investigating Officer also collected in course of investigation footprint of Debasish Banerjee and handwriting of Gopal Sarkar and also produced report ... occurrence, several seizure lists, report of handwriting expert, report on the footprint of Debasish Banerjee, report of T.I. parade of the appellants, three confessional
