Landmark case · Law of Evidence · Semester 2

Lakshmandas Chaganlal Bhatia v. State of Maharashtra

AIR 1968 Bom 400 · Bombay High Court

Test identification is relevant to explain how the witness connected the accused with the offence, but it is not itself substantive evidence.

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