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witness
witness [Old English witnes knowledge, testimony, witness, from wit mind, sense, knowledge] 1 a : attestation of a fact or event [in whereof the parties have executed this release] b : evidence (as of the authenticity of a conveyance by deed) furnished by signature, oath, or seal 2 : one who gives evidence regarding matters of fact under inquiry ;specif : one who testifies or is legally qualified to testify in a case or to give evidence before a judicial tribunal or similar inquiry [a before a congressional committee] [no person…shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a against himself "U.S. Constitution amend. V"] compare affiant, deponent adverse witness : a witness who is called by or associated with an opposing party or who by statement, conduct, or other evidence (as of relationship) shows bias against or is injurious to the case of the party by whom the witness is called [sought to have his witness declared an adverse witness subject to impeachment] called als...
Witness
Witness, is a person who testifies in a court, Webster Random House Dictionary, p. 1680.Witness, one who gives evidence in a cause.1. One who sees, knows, or vouches for something2. One who gives testimony, under oath or affirmation, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1596.A witness must attend in court according to the requirement of his subp'na. If he has not been paid his lawful expenses, he may refuse to be sworn; but if he be once sworn, he must give his evidence. See OATH and AFFIRMATION.In civil cases, as a rule, husband and wife are competent and compellable witnesses against each other [Evidence Amendment Act, 1853 (16 & 17 Vict. c. 83), s. 1], but husbands and wives are not compellable to disclose communications between each other (s. 3 ibid.). As to criminal cases, see Criminal Evidence Act, 1898, as amended, and that title.A witness is not obliged to answer any question which tends to criminate him.On the application of either party, all the witnesses on both sides are or...
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Interested witness
Interested witness, a close relative who is a natural witness cannot be regarded as an interested witness. The term 'interested' postulates that the witness must have some direct interest in having the accused somehow or the other convicted for some animus or for some other reason, Kartik Malhar v. State of Bihar, (1996) 1 SCC 614 (620).A witness is not excluded from giving evidence by reason of his interest in the matter in question, 6 & 7 Vict. c. 85, s. 1.Means a close relative who is a very natural witness cannot be termed as an interested witness. The term interested postulates that the person concerned must have some direct interest in seeing the accused being convicted somehow or the other either because of animosity or some other reasons, State of Andhra Pradesh v. S. Rayappa, (2006) 4 SCC 512: (2006) 2 JT 392: (2006) 2 SCALE 321: (2006) 2 SLT 230: (2006) 3 SCJ 668: (2006) 4 SC JD 470: (2006) 3 SRJ 499: 2006 Cr LJ 1616: (2006) 2 SCC (Cri) 353: (2006) 1 Crimes 219 (SC): (2006) 1...
Material witness
Material witness, the test whether a witness is material for the present purpose is not whether he would have given evidence in support of the defence. The test is whether he is a witness 'essential to the unfolding of the narrative on which the pros. is based.' Whether a witness is so essential or not would depend on whether he could speak to any part of the prosecution case or whether the evidence led disclosed that he was so situated that he would have been able to give evidence of the facts on which the prosecution relied. (AIR 1936 PC 289 relied), Narain v. State of Punjab, AIR 1959 SC 484 (487): 1959 Supp (1) SCR 724. [Criminal PC (5 of 1898), s. 208] The Court has power to summon material witness, or examine person present if his evidence appears to be essential for the just decision of the case (CrPC, s. 311)....
Related witness and interested witness
Related witness and interested witness, 'related' is not equivalent to 'interested'. A witness may be called 'interested' only when he or she derives some benefit from the result of a litigation; in the decree in a civil case, or in seeing an accused person punished. A witness who is a natural one and is the only possible eyewitness in the circumstances of a case cannot be said to be 'interested', State of Rajasthan v. Kalki, AIR 1981 SC 1390 (1391): (1981) 2 SCC 752: (1981) 3 SCR 504. (Evidence Act, 1872, s. 3)...
To be a witness
To be a witness, 'to be a witness' is nothing more than to furnish evidence. A person can 'be a witness' not merely by giving oral evidence but also by producing documents or making intelligi-ble gestures as in the case of a dumb witness, M.P. Sharma v. Satish Chandra, District Magistrate., AIR 1954 SC 300 (304): (1954) SCR 1077.(ii) 'To be a witness' in its ordinary grammatical sense means giving oral testimony in Court. Case law has gone beyond this strict literal interpretation of the expression which may now bear a wider meaning, namely, bearing testimony in Court or out of Court by a person accused of an offence, orally or in writing, State of Bombay v. Kathi Kalu Oghad, AIR 1961 SC 1808 (1817): (1962) 3 SCR 10 [Constitution of India Art. 20(3)]...
Expert witness
Expert witness, an 'expert' is not a 'witness' of fact. His evidence is really of an advisory character. The duty of an 'expert witness' is to furnish the Judge with the necessary scientific criteria for testing the accuracy of the conclusions so as to enable the judge to form his independent judgment by the application of this criteria to the facts proved by the evidence of the case. The scientific opinion evidence, if intelligible, convincing and tested becomes a factor and often an important factor for consideration along with the other evidence of the case. The credibility of such a witness depends on the reasons stated in support of his conclusions and the data and materials furnished which form the basis of his conclusions, State of Himachal Pradesh v. Jai Lal, (1999) 7 SCC 280: AiR 1999 SC 3318 (3321). [Evidence Act, 1872, s. 45]...
Medical witnesses
Medical witnesses, may be ordered to attend at an inquest by the coroner under the (English) Coroners Act, 1887 (50 & 51 Vict. c. 71), s. 21. The deposition of civil surgeon or other medical witness, taken and attested by a Magistrate in the presence of the accused, or taken on commission under this chapter, may be given in evidence in any inquiry, trial or other proceeding under this code, although the deponent is not called as a witness (CrPC, 1973, s. 291).For some valuable hints as to the conduct of medical witnesses, consult Taylor's or Beck's Med. Jur., tit. 'Medical Evidence.'...
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