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Judgement |
| INTERPRETATION OF STATUTE |
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| INTERPRETATION OF STATUTE |
Interpretation of Statute — Rape, Molestation & Other crimes against women — Statement of Victim — Construction of — Held, the evidence of the prosecutrix must be examined as that of a injured witness whose presence at the spot is probable — but it can never be presumed that her statement should always, without exception, be taken as gospel truth. |
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Interpretation of Statute —Chance witness — Interpretation of —Such witnesses have the habit of appearing suddenly on the scene when something is happening — & then disappearing after noticing the occurrence about which they are called later on to give evidence — Puran Vs. The State of Punjab —referred. |
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Interpretation of Statute — Previous sanction for prosecution — Intention of legislation — The policy of the legislature is to afford adequate protection to public servants — to ensure that they are not prosecuted for anything done by them in the discharge of their official duties without reasonable cause —State of Orissa Through Kumar Raghvendra Singh and others vs. Ganesh Chandra Jew —referred. |
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Judgment of trial Court — Judicial essence of — Credibility of witness — Judging of — Held, the trial court has the benefit of watching the demeanour of the witnesses & is thus the best judge of their credibility. |
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