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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 something 2. One who gives testimony, under
Confession
and without there being any doubt in regard thereto, an order of conviction can be founded on such evidence, State of Punjab v. Gurdeep Singh, (1999) 7 SCC 714: AIR 1999 SC 3724 (3725). (Evidence Act, 1872,
witness
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
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Cross-examination
be called to prove some preliminary and collateral matter only, as the handwriting of a document tendered in evidence, he is a witness in the cause, and may be cross-examined as to any of the issues in
Trial
the trial must be a full-dressed or a jury trial or a trial which concludes only after taking evidence of the parties in support of their respective cases, Dipak Chandra Ruhidas v. Chanden Kumar Sarkar, AIR 2003
New trial
a new trial. So if a judge improperly nonsuit a plaintiff. So if a judge should admit improper evidence, or reject evidence which ought to be admitted, by which means the result of the trial or inquiry
Reasonable doubt
doubt should be a real and substantial one and a 'well founded actual doubt arising out of the evidence existing after consideration of all the evidenced. 'Hence a mere whim or a surmise or suspicion furnishes an
hearing
hearing 1 : a proceeding of relative formality at which evidence and arguments may be presented on the matter at issue to be decided by a person or body
Character
character; but if he call witnesses to his good character, a previous conviction against him maybe put in evidence. Witnesses to the bad character of prisoner can be called only to contradict witnesses to his good character,
Deposition
Deposition: (1) Depriving of a dignity, etc. (2) The act of giving public testimony, technically, the evidence put down in writing by way of answer to questions. It is an incontrovertible rule at Common Law,
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