https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311753 Credible eyewitness testimony supported the conviction under the IPC, and the Supreme Court found no reason to discard it merely because the defence claimed inconsistency with medical evidence. The Court held that the incident in open fields at about 6.00 p.m. did not justify a plea of insufficient light, and the injuries noted on the deceased, including head injuries, were consistent with the ocular version and the use of an axe. It also held that PW 2's recall after completion of evidence was not in accordance with law, so his earlier sworn testimony could not be displaced by a later inconsistent version before another forum. The conviction and sentence were sustained. en-us Wed, 11 May 2005 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 11 Jan 2024 10:34:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311753 Credible eyewitness testimony supported the conviction under the IPC, and the Supreme Court found no reason to discard it merely because the defence claimed inconsistency with medical evidence. The Court held that the incident in open fields at about 6.00 p.m. did not justify a plea of insufficient light, and the injuries noted on the deceased, including head injuries, were consistent with the ocular version and the use of an axe. It also held that PW 2's recall after completion of evidence was not in accordance with law, so his earlier sworn testimony could not be displaced by a later inconsistent version before another forum. The conviction and sentence were sustained. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 11 May 2005 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311753