Supreme Court · 2010 INSC 220 · Decided 19 April 2010
Ram Babu v. State of U.P.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2010 INSC 220 · [2010] 4 S.C.R. 771
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 475/2008
- Decided
- 19 April 2010
- Bench
- P. SATHASIVAM, RAJENDRA MAL LODHA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 395; Evidence Act Section 9
Headnote
Evidence Act, 1872 - s. 9 - Test identification parade - Relevance of - Held: Identification parade belongs to investigation stage - Its purpose is to test and strengthen C trustworthiness of the substantive evidence of a witness in court - Evidence with regard to test identification parade may be precautions are ensured - On facts, accused committed offence of dacoity - Conviction u/s. 395 /PC and sentence of D five years rigorous imprisonment by courts below, on basis of identification does not call for interference - Identification of accused established by substantive evidence duly
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