Queen v Shariff and Another
Queen v Shariff and Another (Criminal Case No. 138 of 1955) [1955] EACA 243 (1 January 1955)
The court held that evidence of the 1955 transaction is admissible under sections 14 and 15 of the Indian Evidence Act to show the existence of a state of mind—specifically, the presence or absence of mens rea on the part of the first accused—and to rebut a defence of mistake or accident. The evidence is also admissible under the principle that, in cases of fraud, intent is material and similar acts may be shown to prove intent, provided they are sufficiently similar and connected to the offence charged. The court found that the 1955 and 1953 transactions involved the same parties and modus o…
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- Conspiracy To Defraud
- Fraudulent False Accounting
- Admissibility Of Evidence
- Similar Fact Evidence
- Mens Rea
- Evidentiary Rules