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Tukesh Singh & Ors. v. State of Chhattisgarh

Witness – Eyewitness – Failure of the eyewitnesses to identify the accused in the court

Allowed
Court
Supreme Court of India
Decided
13 May 2025
Citation
[2025] 6 S.C.R. 266
Case no.
CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1157/2011
Bench
Abhay S. Oka, Pankaj Mithal, Ahsanuddin Amanullah

Issue for consideration

Issue arose as regards the effect of the failure of the eyewitnesses to identify the accused in the court on the prosecution case.

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