https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=293335 Where identification of the accused in a test identification parade is central to proving house-breaking, the parade record cannot be established only through a police officer and the panchnama if the independent panch witness is available. A panchnama is merely a contemporaneous record of what the panch observed, and its proof through hearsay from police evidence does not substitute for independent testimony. In such a case, fairness of the parade and the accused's right to cross-examine the panch require direct proof from the witness who attended the proceeding. On that basis, the conviction was held unsustainable and the accused was acquitted. en-us Wed, 04 Dec 1940 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 05 Feb 2021 10:53:38 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=293335 Where identification of the accused in a test identification parade is central to proving house-breaking, the parade record cannot be established only through a police officer and the panchnama if the independent panch witness is available. A panchnama is merely a contemporaneous record of what the panch observed, and its proof through hearsay from police evidence does not substitute for independent testimony. In such a case, fairness of the parade and the accused's right to cross-examine the panch require direct proof from the witness who attended the proceeding. On that basis, the conviction was held unsustainable and the accused was acquitted. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 04 Dec 1940 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=293335