A litigant applying for a stay of execution must show special or exceptional circumstances, pleading eloquently the balance of justice weighing in his favour, though what…

A stay of execution will only be granted if there are special or exceptional circumstances to warrant it, as a judgment is presumed correct; special circumstances…

The judge should direct the jury to examine the circumstances of identification: how long the witness had the accused under observation, at what distance, in what…

When a case depends wholly or substantially on identification evidence, the judge must warn the jury or himself of the special need for caution before convicting,…

Recognition may be more reliable than identification of a stranger; but even when the witness is purporting to recognise someone whom he knows, mistakes in recognition…

Where witnesses recognised their assailants in such an impromptu manner as to make any formal identification a mockery of the system, a formal identification parade is…

Identification parade is only one way of establishing identification; it is a misconception to say that it is the only valid way, especially where the accused…

Identification may take various forms: visual identification, voice identification, identification parade, fingerprints, handwriting, palm prints, photographs, or recollection of features by a witness who saw the…

Soon after a robbery, the presumption under section 149(a) of the Evidence Act applies when an accused is found in possession of stolen goods and cannot…

The law presumes the regularity of a judgment until the contrary is proved; the presumption applies to the recording of the plea of accused persons.

A block verdict in respect of the same count is not necessarily fatal so long as it is clear what the verdict is and against whom…

Technicalities ought not to be allowed to defeat substantial justice; a collective verdict on a single count charge is not necessarily fatal where the record clearly…