Statements Under Sec. 154, 161 or 164 Cr.P.C. can be used only for corroboration and contradictions

Court
Patna High Court
Appellant
Deepak Mahto
Respondent
State of Bihar
judge name
Birendra Kumar
Case_no
Criminal Appeal (SJ) 2932 of 2019
Dated
2021-04-12
Headnote
"The impugned judgment reveals that the learned trial Court has accepted, the statements of the prosecutrix made prior to her examination as a prosecution witness as substantive evidence. As such, the impugned judgment suffers from non- application of correct principle of law while appreciating the evidence during a criminal trial."