Evidentiary Value of Child Witnesses and Burden of Proof in Privacy of Home Murder Cases
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Case: DHANANJAY PRALHAD BODKHE v. STATE OF MAH. THR. PSO PS SHIRPUR DIST.WASHIM
Court: Bombay High Court
Date: 04-08-2026
Law: Indian Penal Code, Indian Evidence Act, Code of Criminal Procedure.
Highlights of the Judgment:
- Analysis of the medical jurisprudence distinguishing homicidal strangulation from accidental hanging.
- Application of Section 106 of the Indian Evidence Act for crimes committed within the privacy of a home.
- Evaluation of the competency, preliminary examination, and reliability of child witnesses under Section 118.
- Establishment of an unbroken chain of circumstances in cases based on circumstantial evidence.
- Judicial interpretation of medical testimony as direct evidence of physical facts observed on the body.