CN-0526Concepts · Evidence · Wanted
Corroboration
Scope
Independent evidence that supports a witness, when the law or prudence requires it, and the use of a witness’s own earlier statements.
Authorities to start from
- Indian Evidence Act, 1872, §§ 156, 157 (now Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, §§ 159, 160)
- Rameshwar v. State of Rajasthan, AIR 1952 SC 54
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