The Supreme Court has emphatically ruled that statements made by Investigating Officers (IOs) during trial, based solely on witness statements recorded under Section 161 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, are inadmissible and hold no evidentiary value unless those witnesses themselves depose to such facts in court. The Bench comprising Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and
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