https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=283787 Hostile testimony may still be relied upon to the extent it remains trustworthy after careful scrutiny, and corroboration from independent eyewitness and recovery evidence can establish the occurrence and participation of the accused. An inquest report under Section 174 CrPC is not meant to record the names of assailants, so omission of those names does not by itself weaken the prosecution case. Where the evidence shows common participation in the assault, conviction may be sustained with the aid of common intention even if a co-accused has been acquitted, because constructive liability depends on the appellate court's own assessment of the evidence. The discussion affirms that hostile evidence, if dependable, and corroborative circumstances may support murder liability under common intention. en-us Tue, 16 Jul 1991 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 11 Nov 2022 11:44:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=283787 Hostile testimony may still be relied upon to the extent it remains trustworthy after careful scrutiny, and corroboration from independent eyewitness and recovery evidence can establish the occurrence and participation of the accused. An inquest report under Section 174 CrPC is not meant to record the names of assailants, so omission of those names does not by itself weaken the prosecution case. Where the evidence shows common participation in the assault, conviction may be sustained with the aid of common intention even if a co-accused has been acquitted, because constructive liability depends on the appellate court's own assessment of the evidence. The discussion affirms that hostile evidence, if dependable, and corroborative circumstances may support murder liability under common intention. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 16 Jul 1991 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=283787