Lack of CDR from Rural Telephone Exchange in 2003 Not Material; Conviction in Kidnapping Case Upheld: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has ruled that non-production of a Call Detail Record (CDR) cannot by itself weaken a criminal prosecution when there is strong, reliable and unimpeached oral evidence available on record. The Court observed that criminal cases cannot fail merely because technical records are unavailable, particularly in older cases where such records may not have been properly maintained. Background Of The Case The case arose from an FIR registered…