Supreme Court quashes perjury proceedings against ballistics expert: Prem Sagar Manocha vs. State (NCT of Delhi) (2016) INSC 9 (6 January 2016)

/ Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 with Section 340, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 193, Judges, Kurian Joseph, Offences Relating to Evidence, T.S. Thakur

Can a ballistics expert be charged with perjury for changing his opinion during court testimony? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this question in a case arising from the infamous Jessica Lal murder case. The Court quashed proceedings against a ballistics expert, emphasizing the nature of expert testimony. The judgment was delivered by a […]

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