IPC S. 302 – 302 – Murder Case – Police officer – Sole witness – Role of a police officer as a witness is nuanced and dependent on various factors, including the specifics of each case and the overall trustworthiness of the testimony – Hostile witness – Not always necessary that wherever the witness turned hostile, the prosecution case must fail – Acquittal – CrPC S. 378 -Perversity. [PLRonline 423501]
2012 SupremeCourtOnline 0112 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before:- A.K. Patnaik and Swatanter Kumar, JJ. Govindaraju @ Govinda v. ...