Evidence Act 1872 section 3 eye witness or circumstantial Evidence
Evidence Act,1872 section 03 Appreciation of Evidence (I) Eye witness:- who can be called as ? Informant who was father of victim projected as eye witness by prosecution - he admitted in cross examination that he was sitting in the house when the accident had occurred and came out on shouts of children and other passers by Held informant can't be accepted as an eye witness of the occurrence. (Ii) Circumstantial evidence:- when can Form the basis of conviction- principles reiterated- instantly dead body was found from open field, post mortem disclosed sexual assault on decreased but FSL report did not connect accused with sensual assault on deceased, there was nothing on record to prove that when accused persons were arrested and in what manner their disclosure statements led to the discovery of dead body- held Circumstances do not Form a cogent and consistent chain to prove guilt of accused- conviction reversed. Yogesh vs state of Haryana Judgment dated 06.04.2021 SC C...