defeated in the said election.
31. Though the minor discrepancies or contradictions are not of much relevance in examining the facts and circumstances responsible ... expounded the law showing several conditions wherein minor discrepancies could be occurred and same should be ignored. The relevant portion of paragraph 5 and paragraph
statement of the witness is fatal for the case, minor
discrepancy or variance in evidence will not make
the prosecution's case doubtful ... would be that while
narrating a particular incident there may occur
minor discrepancies, such discrepancies in law
may render credential to the depositions. Parrot-
like
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seized by
the Police is cycle. So also there are minor discrepancies
with regard to actual assault by the accused to the
deceased ... evidence of eye witness is found to be credible and
trustworthy, minor discrepancies which do not affect
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the core of the prosecution case, cannot
High Court which has
been challenged mainly on the ground of minor discrepancies in
the evidence. But the same was not accepted ... held that much importance cannot be
attached to the minor discrepancies and listed the reasons for
the same as under:
"(1) By and large
statement of the witness is fatal for the case, minor
discrepancy or variance in evidence will not make the
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prosecution ... would be that while narrating a particular
incident there may occur minor discrepancies, such
discrepancies in law may render credential to the
depositions. Parrot-like
claimed their testimony to be blemished one. There are minor
discrepancies in the testimony of PW7 and PW9 but they are not
material ... material aspects remained intact. The
minor variation in the testimony cannot be read in isolation and such
minor discrepancies does not go to the root
judgments that only major
contradictions and discrepancies need be considered. Minor discrepancies
are to be ignored. Reference may be taken from the judgment reported ... which the evidence can be rejected in its
entirety."
23. Minor discrepancies in the statements of witnesses are of no
help to the accused
recollecting the
whole incident with exactitude and certainty but on certain minor discrepancy
disbelieving altogether the testimony of injured eye witness, would be against
settled ... attached
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State Vs. Ajay Kumar
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to minor discrepancies. The reasons are obvious :
"(1) By and large a witness cannot
