https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=296169 Explained delay in lodging the FIR and sending the special report did not by itself weaken the prosecution case where injured witnesses were first taken for urgent medical treatment and the informant's statement was recorded only after medical fitness was certified. Omissions in the inquest report did not discredit the ocular version because an inquest is confined to the apparent cause of death and injuries, not the full manner of occurrence or names of assailants. Defects in investigation, including alleged lapses in seizure and forensic steps, could not override direct, consistent and medically corroborated injured eye-witness evidence. Non-examination of every cited or injured witness was not fatal, as evidence is weighed and not counted. The High Court's acquittal was held unsustainable and the trial court conviction and sentence were restored. en-us Fri, 31 Jan 2003 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 07 Jul 2021 15:37:25 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=296169 Explained delay in lodging the FIR and sending the special report did not by itself weaken the prosecution case where injured witnesses were first taken for urgent medical treatment and the informant's statement was recorded only after medical fitness was certified. Omissions in the inquest report did not discredit the ocular version because an inquest is confined to the apparent cause of death and injuries, not the full manner of occurrence or names of assailants. Defects in investigation, including alleged lapses in seizure and forensic steps, could not override direct, consistent and medically corroborated injured eye-witness evidence. Non-examination of every cited or injured witness was not fatal, as evidence is weighed and not counted. The High Court's acquittal was held unsustainable and the trial court conviction and sentence were restored. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 31 Jan 2003 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=296169