https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=305768 Credible eye-witness testimony, corroborated by surrounding circumstances and supporting evidence, was held sufficient to prove an offence under Section 354 IPC beyond reasonable doubt, and the conviction was upheld. Challenges based on the memorandum, handwriting opinion, delay in complaint, and non-examination of certain witnesses were rejected because the memorandum was proved by witnesses present at execution, expert opinion could not override direct evidence, the delay was satisfactorily explained, and the missing witnesses did not weaken an otherwise established prosecution case. Considering the appellant's age, health, family responsibilities, service background, and the long pendency of proceedings, the custodial sentence was reduced to the period already undergone. en-us Fri, 23 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 22 Dec 2022 21:07:49 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=305768 Credible eye-witness testimony, corroborated by surrounding circumstances and supporting evidence, was held sufficient to prove an offence under Section 354 IPC beyond reasonable doubt, and the conviction was upheld. Challenges based on the memorandum, handwriting opinion, delay in complaint, and non-examination of certain witnesses were rejected because the memorandum was proved by witnesses present at execution, expert opinion could not override direct evidence, the delay was satisfactorily explained, and the missing witnesses did not weaken an otherwise established prosecution case. Considering the appellant's age, health, family responsibilities, service background, and the long pendency of proceedings, the custodial sentence was reduced to the period already undergone. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 23 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=305768