https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=154233 Eyewitness evidence corroborated by a matching thumb impression on the cash box was treated as sufficient to prove participation in robbery and wrongful confinement beyond reasonable doubt, and the absence of oral examination of the expert did not invalidate that proof. The Court also held that a deadly weapon is "used" for section 397 of the Indian Penal Code when it is displayed or carried in a manner that creates fear and facilitates the robbery, even without physical injury or separate overt violence. On that reasoning, the convictions for robbery and confinement were upheld and the enhanced sentence under section 397 was sustained. en-us Thu, 13 Mar 1975 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 14 May 2015 10:19:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=154233 Eyewitness evidence corroborated by a matching thumb impression on the cash box was treated as sufficient to prove participation in robbery and wrongful confinement beyond reasonable doubt, and the absence of oral examination of the expert did not invalidate that proof. The Court also held that a deadly weapon is "used" for section 397 of the Indian Penal Code when it is displayed or carried in a manner that creates fear and facilitates the robbery, even without physical injury or separate overt violence. On that reasoning, the convictions for robbery and confinement were upheld and the enhanced sentence under section 397 was sustained. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 13 Mar 1975 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=154233