Reviewed case brief
Tapinder Singh v. State of Punjab
AIR 1970 SC 1566
Authority establishing the evidentiary value of FIR: not substantive evidence, only for corroboration or contradiction.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Year
- 1970
- Subjects
- Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita
- Reviewed
- 2026-06-29
Rule established
FIR is not substantive evidence. It can only be used to corroborate (S.157) or contradict (S.145) the maker. Its value is as the earliest version of events.
Facts
Issues
Held
Ratio decidendi
How to use it in an exam
Editorial source
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