Reviewed case brief
Zahira Habibulla Sheikh v. State of Gujarat
(2004) 4 SCC 158
The Best Bakery case establishing that fair trial rights belong to both the accused and the victim/witnesses, and that witness intimidation vitiates the trial.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Year
- 2004
- Subjects
- Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita
- Reviewed
- 2026-06-29
Rule established
Fair trial under Art. 21 includes protection of witnesses. A trial where witnesses are intimidated into turning hostile is not fair.
Facts
Issues
Held
Ratio decidendi
How to use it in an exam
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