Absence of signature on statements
Venkatadri
(Querist) 28 March 2013
This query is : Resolved
Good Evening Sir,
On the statements of LW -1 TO LW – 7 there no signatures of the persons who had given witness but only I/O had signed and stamped on them so then the court will consider this statements without signatures of witness persons and next I/O had conducted inquiry at LW -1’s matrimonial house where the incident had taken place but I/O did not kept the witness from that area in the charge sheet.
And LW – 2 & LW -3 are father and mother of the LW -1 so the father and mother’s witness will be considered in this case .Sir, please give information on this.
prabhakar singh
(Expert) 29 March 2013
An I.O. is not required to obtain signatures
of persons who he/she interrogates during his/her investigation.
Sudhir Kumar, Advocate
(Expert) 29 March 2013
statements during investigation are signed by IO only. Nothing new about it.
Sudhir Kumar, Advocate
(Expert) 29 March 2013
repeated at
http://www.lawyersclubindia.com/experts/Absence-of-signature-on-statements-381631.asp
prabhakar singh
(Expert) 29 March 2013
repeated??????
WHY SO AUTHOR?????????
Raj Kumar Makkad
(Expert) 31 March 2013
Under section 161 of Criminal procedure Code, IO is not required to obtain the signature of witnesses and it depends upon IO to decide the names of the witnesses whose statements should be obtained and accused has got no power to guide him in this regard. The evidence of the parents of the complainant wife are most important and if not contradicted, are most reliable.
Raj Kumar Makkad
(Expert) 31 March 2013
Under section 161 of Criminal procedure Code, IO is not required to obtain the signature of witnesses and it depends upon IO to decide the names of the witnesses whose statements should be obtained and accused has got no power to guide him in this regard. The evidence of the parents of the complainant wife are most important and if not contradicted, are most reliable.
