In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court of India has reiterated that Test Identification Parades (TIP) are meant for corroboration and cannot be treated as substantive evidence in a criminal trial. The ruling was pronounced in Vinod @ Nasmulla vs. State of Chhattisgarh (Criminal Appeal No. 1931 of 2019), where the appellant’s conviction under Sections
Test Identification Parades Serve as Corroborative, Not Substantive, Evidence in Criminal Trials: Supreme Court
