Case Name : Hari OM alias Hero vs State of Uttar Pradesh
Case Reference: (2021) 13 SCR 49 : (2021) 4 SCC 345
Neutral Citation: 2021 INSC 1
Case Number: Crl A 1256/2017, 3/2021, 4/2021
Court: Supreme Court
Bench: 03
Coram: Uday U Lalit (Author), Indu Malhotra, Krishna Murari
Date: 05.01.2021
Child Witness
Corroboration of testimony is not a rule but a measure of caution and prudence (Para 22) Discrepancies lend credence to the child witness as long as there is no discrepancy as to the material particulars
Opinion of Handwriting Expert - not substantive opinion
Evidence of fingerprint expert is not substantive evidence - can only be used to corroborate (Para 35-37)
– Refer also: Digamber Vaishnav vs State of Chhattisgarh, (2019) 4 SCC 522 Circumstance in which child witness not believed
See also: Evidence - Section 45
PDF: Hari Om vs State of UP, (2021) 13 SCR 49.pdf
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