Supreme Court · 2001 INSC 414 · Decided 31 August 2001
Ravinder Kumar and ANR. v. State of Punjab
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2001 INSC 414 · [2001] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 463
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 881/2001
- Decided
- 31 August 2001
- Bench
- K.T. THOMAS, S.N. VARIAVA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC; CrPC Section 154
Headnote
B Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: Section 154. FIR-Delay in lodging of-Effect-Held : There is no time limit for lodging of FIR-Hence, delayed FIR is not illegal and fatal to the prosecution C case. FIR-Prompt and immediate /oJging of-Advantages-Held : Allows immediate commencement of and reiterated. Criminal Trial : D Witness-Testimony of-Based on memory-Evidentiary value of-Held: E A special event creates an impact on the human mind lasting for long­ Though routine events may not be remembered yet odd or bizarre happenings stick in the mind indelibly-Such events
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