Role of Forensic Witness in India
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A witness is someone who has personally witnessed an event. A witness is a person who has seen or heard of a crime that is taking place or may have important information about the crime or the accused. The occurrence could be a crime, an accident, or anything else. Sections 118 - 134 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 deal with who can testify as a witness, how one can testify, what statements will be considered as evidence, and so on. In criminal cases, there are three types of witnesses called to testify in court. These include Eye Witnesses, expert witnesses, and character Witnesses. A witness is someone who has seen or heard of a crime or who may have important information about the crime or the accused. Both the defendant and the prosecutor can call witnesses to testify or to say what they know about the situation. Importance, they help the court by clarifying what happened at the crime scene and any other details they know about the case, as well as assisting the judge in deciding criminal matters.
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