https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=190400 Credible eyewitness testimony, read with surrounding circumstances and corroborating ballistic evidence, was sufficient to sustain the murder conviction despite minor inconsistencies in the medical evidence, which were treated as immaterial. The objection to the witnesses' ability to observe the was rejected on the basis of their plausible account of presence and visibility. Compensation under criminal procedure provisions was also legally permissible without an accompanying fine, but it had to be reasonable and aligned with the offender's means. The compensation award was therefore upheld in principle, while the quantum was reduced as excessive. en-us Tue, 23 Jul 2002 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 14 Feb 2017 16:43:54 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=190400 Credible eyewitness testimony, read with surrounding circumstances and corroborating ballistic evidence, was sufficient to sustain the murder conviction despite minor inconsistencies in the medical evidence, which were treated as immaterial. The objection to the witnesses' ability to observe the was rejected on the basis of their plausible account of presence and visibility. Compensation under criminal procedure provisions was also legally permissible without an accompanying fine, but it had to be reasonable and aligned with the offender's means. The compensation award was therefore upheld in principle, while the quantum was reduced as excessive. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 23 Jul 2002 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=190400