role is quite limited. But these are inevitable and the marginal errors may have to be ignored. By and large the comparative merits ... moderation of marks may be a fact of life, but too marginal to qualify for substantial difference unless otherwise made out. In-deed, there
basis of principle of law
that there could be marginal error of two years which would
mean that the prosecutrix would have been above
notorious and one can take judicial notice that the margin of error in
age ascertained by radiological examination is two years on either
side. Undoubtedly ... defence counsel
submitted that the Court can take notice that the marginal error
in age ascertained by radiological examination is two years on
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reported in (1982) 2
SCC 538, held that the marginal error in age ascertained by
radiological examination is two years on either side.
From
Tribunal has observed that there is possibility of 1 to 5%
marginal error which is permissible and, therefore, based on
the cross-examination
second proviso by introducing a concept of margin of error and what is provided is that the adjustment by way of enhancement or reduction must ... earlier the solution found is to provide the formula of a margin of error of 15% embodied in the second proviso to paragraph
between
16 to 17 years of age with possibility of error margin.
7. Looking to such evidence, considerable delay in lodging the
complaint and looking
height is being measured on
machines. There is always some margin of error.
5. Having regard to the very minimal difference ... petitioner in
that regard and also keeping in mind some margin of error so
far as the machine is concerned. I do not propose
epiphyses, the girl would be around 18 years with an error
margin of +/ 6 months. This was on the basis of xray
dated ... Thus the error margin would also not be
significant since we are considering the choice of the girl
for the month of December
assessment of compensation, there is likely to be some margin of error. However, it is settled that compensation must be reasonably or justly assessed with