Opinion of expert
under Section 45 of IEA [Section 39(1) of BSA] is supportive &
corroborative in nature. Section 45 read with Section 73 of IEA [Section 39(1)
read with Section 72 of BSA]. In this case, it was held that the expert
opinions are not a binding piece of evidence and have to be corroborated with
other pieces of evidence.