Whether plea of alibi can be proved on the basis of punching machine record?

This witness also stated that the entry and exit of an employee to and from the factory premises is recorded in a punching machine and two employees of the factory supervise the machine to avoid proxy punching. If there is any suspicion about any employee, the identity card is demanded from him or her. The Trial Court and the High Court had observed that it is possible to ‘manipulate’ the punching machine. While this may be so, there is nothing to suggest that despite the presence of employees and other safeguards having been set up by HMT, Prem Nath had manipulated the punching machine. The view of both the courts was speculative in nature and cannot form the basis for rejecting the alibi.

Supreme Court of India

Jumni & Ors vs State Of Haryana on 12 March, 2014

Bench: Ranjana Prakash Desai, Madan B. Lokur

Citation;(2014)11SCC355,2014CriLJ1936,

 2014(3)Crimes14(SC), 2014(2)BomCR(Cri)383,

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