https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299576 The court held that Section 294 of the Code of Criminal Procedure allows for the admissibility of post-mortem notes without the doctor's testimony if their genuineness is not disputed. It clarified that "reading in evidence" equates to "using" or "relying" on the document in evidence. The waiver of the mode of proof in criminal cases under Section 294 aims to expedite trials by dispensing with formal proof of documents whose authenticity is not contested. The judgment emphasized that the probative value of evidence does not affect its admissibility under Section 294. The decision overturned a previous ruling and directed the case for further proceedings. en-us Mon, 09 Feb 1981 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 21 Dec 2021 13:09:32 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299576 The court held that Section 294 of the Code of Criminal Procedure allows for the admissibility of post-mortem notes without the doctor's testimony if their genuineness is not disputed. It clarified that "reading in evidence" equates to "using" or "relying" on the document in evidence. The waiver of the mode of proof in criminal cases under Section 294 aims to expedite trials by dispensing with formal proof of documents whose authenticity is not contested. The judgment emphasized that the probative value of evidence does not affect its admissibility under Section 294. The decision overturned a previous ruling and directed the case for further proceedings. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 09 Feb 1981 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299576