JADUNATH SINGH & ANR. vs STATE OF U.P.

The Supreme Court held that the denial of a test identification parade does not automatically vitiate a trial, as established in Perkash Chand Sogani's case. The Court emphasized that if an accused claims that eyewitnesses did not know him prior to the incident, an identification parade should be conducted to mitigate risks to the prosecution's case. In this case, the trial was upheld despite the Magistrate's incorrect reasoning for denying the parade, as the evidence suggested that one witness had a sufficient prior acquaintance with the accused.