Evidence Act, 1872, Section 118 -- Child of 9 years - Evidentiary value - A child of tender age can be allowed to testify if he has intellectual capacity to understand questions and give rational answers thereto - Evidence of a child witness is not liable to be rejected per se, but Court as a rule of prudence considers such evidence with close scrutiny and only on being..........
Criminal trial -- Child witness - Evidentiary value - Conviction can be based on the basis of testimony of a child witness - His testimony can be relied on even in the absence of oath, if he understood nature of the questions and gave rational answers thereof - While assessing evidence of a child witness Court should bear in mind that the witness must be reliable and his..........
Evidence Act, 1872, Section 118 -- Testimony of Child Witness - Evidentiary value - Before the testimony of a child witness, who is a competent witness, is acted upon Court should look for corroboration and material particulars in order to ensure that child witness has not deposed under the influence of any body because such like witnesses have the tendency to pick up the..........
