Case Law Analysis
|Bombay High Court
Section 389 CrPC | Photo Identification After Five-Year Custody Lacks Sanctity, Raises Reasonable Doubt: Bombay HC Grants Bail in Dabholkar Murder Case
Bombay HC ruled that delayed photo identification of a convict after five years in custody undermines evidentiary sanctity, creating reasonable doubt. The court granted bail pending appeal, emphasizing the fragility of eyewitness credibility in prolonged incarceration cases, setting a precedent for identification evidence reliability in criminal jurisprudence.