Supreme Court :S. 294 CrPC | Defence Can’t Be Given Chance To Discredit Prosecution Documents Which Were Admitted As Genuine By Them

The Supreme Court today (Oct. 21) observed that when the defence admits the genuineness of the prosecution documents and dispenses with its formal proof then, such evidence may be read as substantive evidence under Section 294 of Cr.P.C. The bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath and Prasanna B. Varale said that after the prosecution’s documents were admitted under Section 294 Cr.P.C.