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Witness under influence of Police. - However if a witness once or twice in any case for prosecution it does not make him partial witness or he can not said to be under influence of Police. Raid conducted. Witness liquor contractor. Liquor vend contractors are over- zealous in the detection of boot-legging. Blemish attaches to their testimony. Held, that it is also not disputed that during the days of this occurrence the witness was a liquor contractor. In view of the above it appears that witnesses was under the influence of the police and it would not be safe to accept his testimony. It is a matter of common experience that liquor vend contractors are over-zealous in the detection of bootlegging as that effects their trade. In view of this, blemish also attaches to the testimony of the witness.