Non-Mentioning Of Accused’s Name In FIR Not A Ground To Doubt Its Contents: SC [Read Judgment]

Some times in the state of shock, they may miss the important details, because people tend to react differently when they come across a violent act, the bench said.The Supreme Court, in Latesh @ Dadu Baburao Karlekar v The State of Maharashtra, has reiterated that merely because the names of the accused are not stated and their names are not specified in the FIR, that may not be. Some times in the state of shock, they may miss the important details, because people tend to react differently when they come across a violent act, the bench said. The Supreme Court, in Latesh @ Dadu Baburao Karlekar v The State of Maharashtra, has reiterated that merely because the names of the accused are not stated and their names are not specified in the FIR, that may not be a ground to doubt the contents of the FIR and the case of the prosecution cannot be thrown out on this count. Some times in the state of shock, they may miss the important details, because people tend to react differently when they come across a violent act.” The court also noted that, in the instant case, when once the informant was out of shock, the supplementary statement was recorded, then he disclosed the names of the accused and attributed specific overt acts to each of the accused.