R. Ganesh v. State of Tamil Nadu
Supreme Court of India2026 INSC 471Bench: Justice Abhay S. Oka, Justice R. Mahadevan
Section 294 CrPC deals with documentary evidence where court calls upon parties to admit or deny genuineness to dispense with formal proof. Section 296 relates to evidence of formal character given by affidavit. Ratio concerning Section 296 cannot be applied to reject application under Section 294.