Un-relable witness

Ranganath (Querist) 13 December 2009 This query is : Resolved
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What will make a witness un-reliable in a criminal case as well as in civil case. If it is established that the particular witness comes with different versions of a said incident will it make the court to reject his/her testimony.

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Devajyoti Barman (Expert) 14 December 2009
There is no fixed guideline to dub a witness as un-reliable. It varies from case to case. Generally it is the testimony which determines the credit of the witness which can be impeached at the time of cross-examination.Different version of the same incident makes his evidence weaker.

aman kumar (Expert) 14 December 2009
at the time of cross-examination.Different statements of the same incident makes his evidence weaker.&this point may arise before court as witness is unreiable

Raj Kumar Makkad (Expert) 14 December 2009
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