The Supreme Court on Monday (December 8) held that the testimony of a witness cannot be outrightly rejected solely by declaring a witness a hostile witness. The Court said that a portion of the testimony which is consistent with the case of the prosecution or defence may be accepted.

A bench of Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Augustine George Masih heard the case where the appellants were convicted by the trial court under Sections 323 (voluntarily causing hurt) and 354 (outraging modesty) of the Indian Penal Code, as well as Section 3(1)(xi) of the SC/ST Act. The prosecution's case alleged that the Appellants-accused had approached the victim at her residence, pulled her dupatta, assaulted her brother, and committed the acts knowing she belonged to a Scheduled Caste. The trial cou

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