Legal Question in Criminal Law in India

this about previous statement. a previous statement is NOT disowned by the witness. it is marked as an deffence exhibit. is it necessary to bring the contridictions to his notice during cross examination?/or is it enough to highlight the omissions and contridictions at the tme of arguement//


Asked on 10/08/11, 7:50 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys

Shrichand Nahar S.V.Nahar, Advocate

Unless a witness is confronted with contradictions and material omissions, same is not useful either as evidence or during arguments.

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Answered on 10/08/11, 10:32 pm
Aniruddha Pawse Aniruddha.P.Pawse Advocates

it is necessary to contradict witness in cross examination and then to highlight the omissions and contadictions at the time of argument.

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Answered on 10/08/11, 10:59 pm


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