CASE ANALYSIS ON SURAJ VS STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH, (2010) 7 SCC 515

Author – Shubham More, Student at NLIU, Bhopal

Best Citation – Shubham More, CASE ANALYSIS ON SURAJ VS STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH, (2010) 7 SCC 515, ILE JUDICIAL AND LEGAL REVIEW, 1 (1) of 2023, Pg. 69-73, ISBN – 978-81-961120-0-4.

INTRODUCTION

The case at hand is a Criminal Trial. It is a case where the medical evidence submitted by a doctor had come into question, and his opinions were even declared hostile. The case relies on witness statements submitted by three prosecution witnesses, two of whom are the deceased’s wife and daughter. The consistency of witness statements with the medical evidence submitted also came into question. Essentially, the reliability of witness statements also came into question at one point. Even though the doctor was declared hostile in his opinion, the evidence he had submitted did not have to wipe out itself if it was worthy of reliance, according to the court. The judgment hence boiled down to the consistency of witness statements and whether there was any material contradiction in their evidence citing their truthfulness.