Test Identification Parade Only Rule Of Prudence, Its Absence Does Not Necessarily Vitiate Identification Of Accused In Court: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday held that the absence of a test identification parade, does not necessarily invalidate identification of an accused in court.A single bench of Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas held that:“The object of a test identification parade is to test and ascertain the trustworthiness of the evidence regarding the identification of the accused. Test identification parade...