Rajendran Nallusamy (Advocate) 13 January 2009

Hostile witnesses

In India as a lawyer and even as a citizen we all know that almost 90% of the criminals walk away because they are either been threatened by the accused to not testify in the court or they are scared about the repurcusions in the society about their own reputation. What do you all think about any reformation in this area of law. Just to mention that the introduction of the witness protection Act in US proved to be a great sucess.

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Ajay kumar singh (Advocate) 13 January 2009

We too need such a law.I am in full agreement with you.

Sanjeev Tewatia (Advocate) 16 January 2009

Mr. Rajendern I am also agrred with you on this.We require Govt. make any strong law against false allegations or witnesses or who deined on their own statements which were given by him eralier

PALNITKAR V.V. (Lawyer) 16 January 2009

Hostile witnesses are causing havoc in administration of criminal justice. Many a times they are purchased or threatened. That has to be avoided by framing suitable laws and implementing them wholehartedly.