In a judgment clarifying the legal position on delayed witness statements, the Supreme Court of India held that an explained delay in recording statements under Sections 161 and 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) does not, by itself, benefit the accused. The decision came in Firoz Khan Akbarkhan v. State of Maharashtra, Criminal
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