https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311150 In an exceptional criminal appeal, the Court indicated that connected habeas corpus findings and administrative reports may be judicially noticed where they are based on authoritative materials and help show subsequent interference with the trial. It further treated an accused's attempts to influence witnesses, abduct them, and use institutional pressure as relevant conduct under the Evidence Act, supporting an adverse inference. The injured informant's written statement/FIR was accepted as a dying declaration despite non-exhibition because the maker died from the injuries and the surrounding record supported its genuineness. CW-1's testimony was also found reliable as it remained consistent with the dying declaration and surrounding circumstances. en-us Fri, 18 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 09 Dec 2023 20:34:27 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311150 In an exceptional criminal appeal, the Court indicated that connected habeas corpus findings and administrative reports may be judicially noticed where they are based on authoritative materials and help show subsequent interference with the trial. It further treated an accused's attempts to influence witnesses, abduct them, and use institutional pressure as relevant conduct under the Evidence Act, supporting an adverse inference. The injured informant's written statement/FIR was accepted as a dying declaration despite non-exhibition because the maker died from the injuries and the surrounding record supported its genuineness. CW-1's testimony was also found reliable as it remained consistent with the dying declaration and surrounding circumstances. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 18 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311150