https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=293336 The court clarified that a Panchnama, documenting events witnessed by Panchas, is admissible under Section 157 of the Evidence Act and does not violate Section 162 of the Code of Criminal Procedure unless it contains statements made to a police officer during investigation of a cognizable offense. The judgment emphasized that the presence of a police officer during the recording does not render it inadmissible, highlighting the distinction between a Panchnama as a record of witnessed events and a statement to the police. The method of recording the Panchnama does not affect its admissibility if it does not include statements to a police officer. en-us Tue, 13 Feb 1962 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 05 Feb 2021 11:05:24 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=293336 The court clarified that a Panchnama, documenting events witnessed by Panchas, is admissible under Section 157 of the Evidence Act and does not violate Section 162 of the Code of Criminal Procedure unless it contains statements made to a police officer during investigation of a cognizable offense. The judgment emphasized that the presence of a police officer during the recording does not render it inadmissible, highlighting the distinction between a Panchnama as a record of witnessed events and a statement to the police. The method of recording the Panchnama does not affect its admissibility if it does not include statements to a police officer. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 13 Feb 1962 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=293336