Expert Evidence Should Not Be Given Precedence Over Substantive Evidence, Reiterates SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has reiterated that expert evidence should not be given precedence over substantive evidence. In this case [Chennadi Jalapathi Reddy vs. Baddam Pratapa Reddy (Dead)], the disputed signature of the first defendant was identified by his brother as those of the first defendant himself. However, another defence witness, a handwriting expert, deposed that the...