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Stock witnesses. - The conviction should not be based on the evidence of a person who is proved to be a stock-witness of the police and has been going about giving evidence in various police cases from different localities and who does not appear to have any scruples to speak the truth in the witness box. 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. Recovery of working still. Police joining a witness from another village who had appeared in large number of police cases. Act of joining such a witness does not satisfy the legal requirement of joining an independent witness. Moreover no explanation why witness from village not joined. Accused acquitted. Accused caught while distilling liquor by working a still. Both non- official witnesses disbe- lieved. One turned hostile and the other declared stock witness. Police witnesses interested in the success of the case. Conviction set aside. One of the PW's a stock witness of police. Statements of official witnesses contradictory. in- dependent PW not supporting the prosecution. Benefit of doubt. Accused acquitted.