CN-0068Concepts · Evidence · Wanted
Hostile Witness
Scope
A witness who turns against the party calling them, the leave to cross-examine, and what remains of their evidence.
Authorities to start from
- Indian Evidence Act, 1872, § 154 (now Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, § 157)
- Sat Paul v. Delhi Administration, (1976) 1 SCC 727
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