Criminal Trial | Anand Ramachandra Chougule v. Sidarai Laxman Chougala, Crl.A. No. 1006 of 2010 06-08-2019 SC
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA | Ashok Bhushan & Navin Sinha , JJ. Crl.A. No. 1006 of 2010 Anand Ramachandra Chougule v. Sidarai Laxman Chougala with Crl.A. No. 1007 of 2010 State of Karnataka v. Sidarai Laxman Chougala, August 06, 2019. Criminal Trial - The failure of the prosecution to investigate the F.I.R. lodged by the accused with regard to the same occurrence or to place their injury reports on record was merely a defective investigation. The fact that an F.I.R. was lodged by the accused with regard to the same occurrence, the failure of the police to explain why it was not investigated, coupled with the admitted fact that the accused were also admitted in the hospital for treatment with regard to injuries sustained in the same occurrence, but the injury report was not brought on record and suppressed by the prosecution, creates sufficient doubts which the prosecution has been unable to answer. The failure of the prosecution to investigate the F.I.R. lodged by the accused w...