as per s.172 of crpc case diary of police should be volume and paginated to avoid tempering
Inspite of the mandatory requirement specified in Section 172(1B) of the Code which has come into force w.e.f. 31.12.2009. The same postulates that the diary referred to in sub section (1) of Section 172 shall be in volume and duly paginated. The dictionary meaning of term "volume" reads as follows : "Volume : a book forming part of a work or series. A single book or a bound collection of printed sheets.
[see Oxford English Dictionary, Indian Edition, Eleventh
Edition]
3. The purpose of the amendment is to ensure that possibility of tampering with the case diary or realigning the same at a later date to subserve the prosecution case or the investigation done, is completely ruled out.
https://www.lawweb.in/2012/08/as-per-s172-of-crpc-case-diary-of.html
[see Oxford English Dictionary, Indian Edition, Eleventh
Edition]
3. The purpose of the amendment is to ensure that possibility of tampering with the case diary or realigning the same at a later date to subserve the prosecution case or the investigation done, is completely ruled out.
https://www.lawweb.in/2012/08/as-per-s172-of-crpc-case-diary-of.html
