How do courts weigh witness evidence in criminal trials? A guide to police and official witnesses, the absence of independent witnesses, hostile witnesses, statements that are not evidence, eyewitnesses and identification, defence witnesses and alibi, and dying declarations, drawn from 28 judgments with paragraph references.
When can a recovery made on the accused's information be proved? A guide to Section 27 of the Evidence Act: what it admits, disclosures without discovery, Article 20(3), police witnesses, possession of the place, forensic links and why a recovery alone may not prove an offence, drawn from 19 judgments with paragraph references.
How do courts decide a case with no eyewitness? A guide to the complete-chain rule, the last-seen circumstance, recoveries and forensic links, witness conduct, electronic messages, confessions, motive and appellate review, drawn from 15 Supreme Court and Rajasthan High Court judgments with paragraph references.
When may an appellate court set aside an acquittal? A guide to the double presumption of innocence, the two-views rule, the duty to meet the trial court's reasons, the errors that have justified reversal, why acquittals are upheld, hearing on sentence, the victim's appeal and double jeopardy, drawn from 36 Supreme Court and Rajasthan High Court judgments with paragraph references.
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