STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH vs HET RAM & ORS.

The Supreme Court held that Section 539B of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, permits local inspection only of the place where the offence was alleged to have been committed, not of a different location. The Court found the High Court's procedure of inspecting an unrelated site at a different time to assess witness credibility was illegal and disregarded existing evidence. Consequently, the Court allowed the appeal and remitted the case for rehearing, emphasizing adherence to proper legal standards in evaluating evidence.