https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=301744 A conviction based mainly on identification evidence is unsafe where witnesses had only limited opportunity to observe the assailants, gave no specific description, the test identification parade was delayed, and in-court identification was not reliably corroborated. Suppression of earlier identification material and failure to investigate it properly can vitiate the fairness of investigation and trial, engaging Articles 20 and 21 and creating reasonable doubt about the prosecution case. Where acquittal follows such defective investigation, the Court may order further investigation under Section 173(8) CrPC and award compensation under Article 142. en-us Tue, 05 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 18 Apr 2022 08:06:36 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=301744 A conviction based mainly on identification evidence is unsafe where witnesses had only limited opportunity to observe the assailants, gave no specific description, the test identification parade was delayed, and in-court identification was not reliably corroborated. Suppression of earlier identification material and failure to investigate it properly can vitiate the fairness of investigation and trial, engaging Articles 20 and 21 and creating reasonable doubt about the prosecution case. Where acquittal follows such defective investigation, the Court may order further investigation under Section 173(8) CrPC and award compensation under Article 142. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 05 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=301744