FIRST LAW

Where a case involves the eye witness testimonies of close relatives of the victim, the Court should be cautious to ensure that the eye witness testimony is corroborated in material particulars. This caution arises from the fact that such injured eye witnesses, who are close relatives, may not be objective and further that on account of the past rivalry with the accused, they may be inclined to falsely implicate the accused. The law in regard to the eye witness testimonies of the related witnesses has been explained by the Supreme Court in several decisions.