The Supreme Court has ruled that the seizure of material objects from the body of an accused cannot be treated as a discovery under Section 27 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, if such objects could have been recovered by a mere search upon arrest. While upholding the conviction of the accused for gang rape
Evidence Act Sec 27 Cannot Be Used for Seizure from Accused’s Body; Circumstantial Evidence Sufficient to Convict for Rape and Murder, Knowledge of Victim’s Caste Essential Under SC/ST Act: Supreme Court
