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Doctrine “Falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus” doesn’t apply in India; Courts must separate reliable evidence from exaggerations: J&K High Court

“It is the duty of the Court to remove the chaff from the grain in its pursuit for truth. It is not open to the trial Court to throw out the entire prosecution evidence just because it was contradictory on certain aspects of the case.”

Case Briefs High Courts

‘No sufficient evidence to prove prosecution’s case beyond reasonable doubt’; Allahabad HC acquits 3 convicts in 1999 rape and murder case of a 13-year-old girl

Allahabad High Court said that there is a serious discrepancy in the eyewitness testimony. It does not match with other evidence, material and circumstances.

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Dying Declaration cannot be the sole basis of conviction; Supreme Court reproduces 11 factors to determine its weightage

“It is just not enough for the court to say that the dying declaration is reliable, as the accused is named in the dying declaration as the assailant.”