reliance in this connection was placed on the
evidence of a handwriting expert. The High Court first examined the
evidence of the handwriting expert ... namely, Manmathanath Mookerjee and Sambhunath Munshi. The entire
will is in the handwriting of the testator and has been corrected in
various places
Before a Court can act on the opinion evidence
of a handwriting expert two things must be proved beyond any
manner of doubt, namely ... genuineness of the
specimen/admitted handwriting of the concerned accused and
(ii) the handwriting expert is a competent, reliable and
dependable witness whose evidence inspires
INFO :
R 1992 SC2100 (30)
ACT:
Evidence Act -Expert opinion-Testimony of handwriting
expert-If could not be accepted without corroboration-
Opinion evidence-Its nature ... permissible in law to act upon
uncorroborated opinion evidence of a handwriting expert and
that the High Court fell into a serious error in attempting
vital importance to establish the
case against the accused was in the handwriting of the
accused but it could not be compared by the handwriting ... Evidence Act the Magistrate directed the accused to
give his specimen handwriting to have it examined by a
handwriting expert.
Revision preferred by the accused
Constitution in compelling an accused person to give his
specimen handwriting or signature, or impressions of his
thumb, fingers, palm or foot to the investigating ... modes.
(iii) An accused person furnishes evidence
when he gives his specimen handwriting or
impressions of his fingers or palm or foot
written by the first accused
to Ms.Vani were sent to the handwriting expert P.W.3, who
gave his opinion regarding the existence ... those letters except the "inconclusive" and
uncorroborated evidence of the handwriting expert. Mr.Rao
further argued that in the present case there
hold the enquiry and
along with other witnesses the evidence of Handwriting
expert Shri V.K. Sakhuja was tendered. The proceedings in
the enquiry were ... stage, the employee filed an application for further cross-
examination of an Handwriting expert. Said prayer was
rejected on 10th May, 1993. The Enquiry Officer
opinion of the Central Forensic Science Laboratory ('CFSL') on the handwriting on the cheques in question despite an application filed by the complainant ... respondent for sending the cheques in question for the opinion of a handwriting expert.
6. The Crl Rev. Petition No. 44 of 2006 filed
illegally and created
forged receipts” and the FSL report-report of the handwriting expert
is filed in the said suit and the Civil Court ... High Court has failed to appreciate that the
opinion of the handwriting expert is relevant evidence, but it is not a
conclusive evidence and Section
Sharma were one and the same person and the evidence of the handwriting expert PW 120 M.K. Kanbar establishes that the said person ... question of identity, therefore, rests solely on the evidence of the handwriting expert PW 120.
14. Then we come to the evidence
