Statement

Minor discrepancies, if any, in statements of all the witnesses are not enough to demolish the case of the prosecution, because these discrepancies always occurred on account of lapse of time which could be ignored

Statements of the witnesses have to be read as a whole and the court should not pick up a sentence in isolation from the entire statement and ignored its proper reference, which may use against or in favour of a party

Contradictions must be material and substantial to adversely affect the case of the prosecution.

Minor contradictions which do not affect the materiality of the evidence can be ignored.

Minor contradictions which do not affect the materiality of the evidence can be ignored.

Minor contradictions which do affect the materiality of the evidence can be ignored.

Minor contradictions which did not effect the materiality of the evidence could be ignored.

Minor contradictions in the statements of eye-witnesses were not sufficient to discard their statements.

Minor contradictions were not to be given undue emphasis and the evidence was to be considered from the point of view of trustworthiness.

Photographic picture of the occurrence could not be expected from a witness.

Scope

Chance witness could not be disbelieved because he happened to be present per chance unless the defence could show that he had either got some interest in the person of the deceased or complainant or such chance witness was hostile or inimical towards the accused, which could prompt him for installing himself as false eye-witness.

Concept.

Statement of accused without oath regarding his age cannot be and should not be accepted as conclusive proof of his age, particularly when he did not claim to be a juvenile at the commencement of trial.

Defined `Whole' statement in course of which a man admits his guilt-Evidence Act (I of 1872), Ss. 24 to 30.

Statement-Part accepted and part rejected.