witness Archives

Witness cannot render ‘opinion’ as to rash and negligent driving; high speed by itself not sufficient criterion: Del HC

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Sanjeev Sachdeva, J.allowed a criminal revision petition filed against the judgment of the Appellate

Case Briefs High Courts

Part of hostile witness’ testimony found trustworthy can be taken into consideration; man convicted for son’s murder on wife’s hostile testimony

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench comprising of B.R. Gavai and Sarang V. Kotwal, JJ. dismissed an appeal filed against the judgment

Case Briefs High Courts

Order 18 Rule 17 CPC not intended for parties to recall witness for re-examination; it enables Court to recall witness to clarify issues

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench comprising of G.S. Sistani and C. Hari Shankar, JJ. dismissed an appeal filed by the appellant-husband

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Can an advocate appear as a witness under the Advocates Act, 1961

by Susanah Naushad*, Associate, Khaitan & Co.

Case Briefs High Courts

NRI witness could be examined via Facetime, Whatsapp or Skype

Punjab and Haryana High Court: The High Court of Punjab and Haryana decided on the matter arising before it from a civil

Case Briefs High Courts

Litigant cannot be non-suited due to inadvertent lapse of the witness

Punjab and Haryana High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Ramendra Jain, J., allowed recalling and re-examination of prosecution witness no.

Case Briefs High Courts

Witnesses related to deceased cannot be termed ‘interested witnesses’ on those grounds solely

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Mukta Gupta and Navin Chawla, JJ. partly allowed an appeal, modifying the appellant’s conviction

Case Briefs High Courts

Direction to remove lawyer appearing for a party at the instance of opposite party can only be passed if such removal does not jeopardize the interest of the party for whom lawyer is appearing

Kerala High Court: While deciding upon the issue that whether the lawyer who is appearing for a party can be removed at

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Arithmetical approach in allowing recall of witness can be dangerous

Supreme Court: In the matter where the accused persons has sought for recall of the witnesses under Section 311 read with Section

Case Briefs High Courts

Competence and credibility of deaf and dumb witness not affected by limited vocabulary of sign language

Delhi High Court: Disposing of an appeal where the appellant was convicted for the offence under Section 9(k) of the Protection of