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Section 33,Indian Evidence Act, 1872

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Courts cannot use a dead witness's old statement without a formal absconding order

Mahendra Singh vs State of Chhattisgarh

The Supreme Court ruled that a witness's past statement cannot be used against a late-arrested accused unless the court had officially declared them an absconder at the time of the earlier trial.

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