Thursday, 12 November 2026

Witness Credibility: Judgments and Case Law

37 items tagged with #Witness Credibility

Judgments

Madras High Court Tutored Child Testimony and Unfair Trial: Madras High Court Sets Aside POCSO Death Sentence, Acquits Accused 13 September 2026 Supreme Court of India Ruqa Sent Before Search Satisfies Section 42 NDPS, Supreme Court Holds in Poppy Husk Case 25 September 2026 Supreme Court of India Smack in Water Bottle: Section 50 NDPS Not Attracted; Supreme Court Cuts Sentence to 10-Year Minimum 27 September 2026 Rajasthan High Court Constable Shown at Two Raids at Once: Rajasthan High Court Suspends NDPS Sentence, Orders DGP Inquiry 16 September 2026 Supreme Court of India Co-Accused's Section 67 Statement and First-Time Dock Identification Cannot Convict an Absconder: Supreme Court 6 October 2026 Supreme Court of India High Court Cannot Reverse Acquittal on Mere Difference of Opinion Without Finding Illegality or Perversity: Supreme Court 11 October 2026 Supreme Court of India Section 67 Confessions Cannot Convict, but Independently Proved Recovery Sustains NDPS Conviction: Supreme Court 6 October 2026 Rajasthan High Court Accused's Section 313 Statement Must Be Read With Prosecution Evidence: Rajasthan High Court Upholds Jeep-Hit Murder Conviction 18 October 2026 Supreme Court of India Bribe Demand Can Be Proved Without the Complainant: Constitution Bench Allows Circumstantial Proof Under PC Act 5 October 2026 Supreme Court of India Reliable Police Witnesses Can Sustain NDPS Conviction; Vehicle Ownership Immaterial, Supreme Court Holds 27 September 2026 Supreme Court of India Recovery From Bag, Not Person: Supreme Court Upholds Opium Conviction Despite Seized Contraband Not Being Produced 16 October 2026 Supreme Court of India Panch Witnesses Contradict Customs Officer: Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal in 12 kg Hashish Airport Case 16 October 2026

Articles

Circumstantial Evidence and Last Seen: How Courts Test the Chain
Criminal Law

Circumstantial Evidence and Last Seen: How Courts Test the Chain

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.

17 October 2026
7 min read
Appeal Against Acquittal: When Can an Appellate Court Reverse an Acquittal?
Criminal Law

Appeal Against Acquittal: When Can an Appellate Court Reverse an Acquittal?

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.

17 October 2026
11 min read
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