The entry in the birth register as recorded by public authority is admissible in evidence u/s 35 of Evidence Act. Certified copy thereof is admissible. Examination of person making such entry is not necessary.
S. Murtaza Fazal Ali, J.
1. This appeal by special leave is directed against the judgment of the High Court of Himachal Pradesh. The appellants have been convicted under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for four years each. The central evidence in the case consists of the testimony of Saroj Kumari,
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Supreme Court of India
Harpal Singh And Anr. vs State Of Himachal Pradesh on 14 November, 1980
Equivalent citations: AIR 1981 SC 361, 1981 CriLJ 1, (1981) 1 SCC 560
Bench: A Koshal, S M Ali
JUDGMENTS. Murtaza Fazal Ali, J.
1. This appeal by special leave is directed against the judgment of the High Court of Himachal Pradesh. The appellants have been convicted under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for four years each. The central evidence in the case consists of the testimony of Saroj Kumari,
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