82. Preparation of Tabulated Charts in all the
judgments:
82.1 All trial Courts dealing with criminal matters
shall, at the conclusion of the judgment, incorporate
tabulated charts summarizing: -
a. Witnesses examined,
b. Documents exhibited, and
c. Material objects (muddamal) produced and
exhibited.
82.2. These charts shall form an appendix or
concluding segment of the judgment and shall be
prepared in a clear, structured and easily
comprehensible format.
83. Standardized Chart of Witnesses
83.1. Each criminal judgment shall contain a witness
chart with at least the following columns:
a. Serial Number
b. Name of the Witness
c. Brief Description/Role of the Witness, such
as: Informant, Eye-witness, Medical
Jurist/Doctor, Investigating Officer (I.O.),
Panch Witness, etc.
83.2. The description should be succinct but
sufficient to indicate the evidentiary character of the
witness. This structured presentation will allow quick
reference to the nature of testimony, assist in locating
the witness in the record, and minimize ambiguity.
83.3. Specimen Chart for Witnesses Examined
Prosecution
Witness No.
Name of
Witness
Description
1 Mr. X Eye-witness
2 Mr. Y Witness of last seen
circumstance
3 Ms. Z Medical Jurist
4 Mr. A Investigating Officer
5 Mr. B Complainant/First
Informant
84. Standardized Chart of Exhibited Documents
84.1 A separate chart shall be prepared for all
documents exhibited during trial. This chart shall
include:
a. Exhibit Number;
b. Description of document;
c. The Witness who proved or attested the
document.
84.2 Illustratively, the description may include:
FIR, complaint, panchnamas, medical certificates,
FSL reports, seizure memos, site plans, dying
declarations, etc.
84.3. The requirement of specifying the witness who
proved the document ensures traceability of proof
and assist the Court in appreciating compliance with
the Indian Evidence Act, 1872/Bharatiya Sakshya
Adhiniyam, 2023.
84.4. Specimen Chart for Exhibited Documents
Exhibit
No.
Description of the
Exhibit
Proved
by/Attested by
1 Inquest
Panchnama/Memo
PW-1
2 Recovery
Panchnama/Memo
PW-2
3 Arrest Memo PW-3
4 Post-mortem Report PW-4
5 FSL Report PW-5
85. Standardized Chart of Material
Objects/Muddamals
85.1 Whenever material objects are produced and
marked as exhibits, the trial Court shall prepare a
third chart with:
a. Material Object (M.O.) Number;
b. Description of the Object;
c. Witness who proved the Object’s Relevance
(e.g., weapon, clothing, tool, article seized
under panchnama, etc.)
85.2. This enables clarity regarding the physical
evidence relied upon.
85.3.Specimen Chart for Material
Objects/Muddamals
Material
Object No.
Description of the
Exhibit
Proved
by/Attested by
1 Weapon of Offence PW-1
2 Clothing of
accused/victim
PW-2
3 Mobile
Phone/Electronic
Object
PW-3
4 Vehicle PW-4
5 Purse/earrings/identity
card
PW-5
86. Special Provisions for Cases Involving
Voluminous Evidence
86.1. In complex cases, such as conspiracies,
economic offences or trials involving voluminous oral
or documentary evidence, the list of witnesses and
exhibits may be substantially long. Where the
number of witnesses or documents is unusually
large, the trial Court may prepare charts only for the
material, relevant, and relied-upon witnesses and
documents, clearly indicating that the chart is
confined to such items. This ensures that the charts
remain functional reference tools rather than
unwieldy compilations.
87. Application to Defence Witnesses and
Evidence
87.1. The aforesaid directions shall apply, mutatis
mutandis, to all witnesses examined and all evidence
adduced by the defence.
88. Adoption of Specimen Format and
Permissible Deviations
88.1. The specimen charts provided herein shall
ordinarily serve as the standard format to be followed
by trial Courts across the country.
REPORTABLE
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO(S). 2973 of 2023
MANOJBHAI JETHABHAI
PARMAR (ROHIT) Vs STATE OF GUJARAT
Author: Mehta, J.
Citation: 2025 INSC 1433.
Dated: DECEMBER 15, 2025.
Print Page