Eye-Witness Identification of Accused Without Prior Test Identification Parade Deemed Unreliable: Punjab & Haryana High Court
In a significant judgment, the Punjab and Haryana High Court acquitted Kuldeep Singh who had been convicted in a murder case under Sections 302 and 392 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The Court found that the prosecution’s case was unreliable and the eyewitness testimony failed to meet the necessary standards of credibility. Justice Sureshwar Thakur and Justice Sudeepti Sharma made key observations regarding the shortcomings in the prosecution's evidence.…
