Witnesses and Recording Of Evidence
The witness is liable to be prosecuted for perjury, and the imprisonment may extend upto seven years. This falls under which section of IPC?
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S.190 of Indian Penal Code |
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| B |
S.191 of Indian Penal Code |
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| C |
S.192 of Indian Penal Code |
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| D |
S.193 of Indian Penal code |
The witness is liable to be prosecuted for perjury, and the imprisonment may extend upto seven years. This falls under which section of IPC?
| A |
S.190 of Indian Penal Code |
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| B |
S.191 of Indian Penal Code |
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| C |
S.192 of Indian Penal Code |
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| D |
S.193 of Indian Penal code |
Cross examination of the prosecution witness is done by :
| A |
Public prosecutor |
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| B |
Defence counsel |
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| C |
Judge |
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| D |
None |
Cross examination of the prosecution witness is done by :
| A |
Public prosecutor |
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| B |
Defence counsel |
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| C |
Judge |
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| D |
None |
B i.e. Defence counsel
Leading questions are permitted only in
| A |
Examination in chief |
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| B |
Cross examination |
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| C |
Dying declaration |
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| D |
Re-examination |
Leading questions are permitted only in
| A |
Examination in chief |
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| B |
Cross examination |
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| C |
Dying declaration |
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| D |
Re-examination |
B i.e. Cross examination
- Leading questions are permissible during cross examinationQ & not during examination in chief (or direct examination) and re-examination.
A leading question is one which suggests to the witness the answer desired and admits of a conclusive answer by a wwwwww• simple ‘yes’ or ‘no’. Did Mr. A attack the decreased? was the length of cut 3 cm?
Conduct money is paid to expert witness with summons from :
| A |
Civil court |
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| B |
Criminal court |
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| C |
High court |
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| D |
Sub magistrate |
Conduct money is paid to expert witness with summons from :
| A |
Civil court |
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| B |
Criminal court |
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| C |
High court |
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| D |
Sub magistrate |
A i.e. Civil court
Who can be considerd as an expert witness :
| A |
Medical men |
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| B |
Firearm expert |
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| C |
Chemical examiner |
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| D |
All |
Who can be considerd as an expert witness :
| A |
Medical men |
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| B |
Firearm expert |
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| C |
Chemical examiner |
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| D |
All |
D i.e. All
Perjury is :
| A |
Willful utterance of falsehood |
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| B |
An act comitted within court premises |
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| C |
Failure to sign summons |
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| D |
Failure to appear as a witness |
Perjury is :
| A |
Willful utterance of falsehood |
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| B |
An act comitted within court premises |
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| C |
Failure to sign summons |
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| D |
Failure to appear as a witness |
A i.e. Willful utterance of falsehood
Which of the following is true about oath :
| A |
Not compulsory |
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| B |
Compulsary and binds witness for evidence given |
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| C |
holds witness responsible for consequence of evidence |
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| D |
Witness is liable for prosecution if he does not take oath |
Which of the following is true about oath :
| A |
Not compulsory |
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| B |
Compulsary and binds witness for evidence given |
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| C |
holds witness responsible for consequence of evidence |
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| D |
Witness is liable for prosecution if he does not take oath |
B i.e. Compulsory & binds witness for evidence given
All is exempted from oral testimony EXCEPT
| A |
Dying declaration |
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| B |
Medical evidence of injury as witness |
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| C |
Chemical examination report |
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| D |
Evidence of medical expert in lower court |
All is exempted from oral testimony EXCEPT
| A |
Dying declaration |
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| B |
Medical evidence of injury as witness |
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| C |
Chemical examination report |
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| D |
Evidence of medical expert in lower court |
B i.e. Medical evidence of injury as witness
Conduct money is fee given to a:
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| A |
Witness in civil court |
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| B |
Witness in criminal court |
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| C |
Doctor for good behavior in court |
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| D |
Witness for good conduct |
Conduct money is fee given to a:
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| A |
Witness in civil court |
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| B |
Witness in criminal court |
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| C |
Doctor for good behavior in court |
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| D |
Witness for good conduct |
Ans. Witness in civil court
In civil cases, conduct money is decided by:
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| A |
Opposite party |
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| B |
Judge |
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| C |
Doctor |
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| D |
Witness |
In civil cases, conduct money is decided by:
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| A |
Opposite party |
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| B |
Judge |
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| C |
Doctor |
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| D |
Witness |
Ans. Judge
Volunteering a statement can be done by:
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| A |
Eyewitness |
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| B |
Medical witness |
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| C |
Hostile witness |
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| D |
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Volunteering a statement can be done by:
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| A |
Eyewitness |
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| B |
Medical witness |
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| C |
Hostile witness |
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| D |
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Ans. Medical witness
Hostile witness is one who:
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| A |
Threatens the Judge |
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| B |
Threatens the prosecutor |
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| C |
Refuses to answer |
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| D |
Willfully gives false evidence |
Hostile witness is one who:
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| A |
Threatens the Judge |
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| B |
Threatens the prosecutor |
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| C |
Refuses to answer |
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| D |
Willfully gives false evidence |
Ans. Willfully gives false evidence
A witness, who after taking oath, willfully makes a statement which he knows or believes to be false is guilty of offence under section:
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| A |
190 IPC |
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| B |
191 IPC |
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| C |
192 IPC |
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| D |
193 IPC |
A witness, who after taking oath, willfully makes a statement which he knows or believes to be false is guilty of offence under section:
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| A |
190 IPC |
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| B |
191 IPC |
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| C |
192 IPC |
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| D |
193 IPC |
Ans. 193 IPC
Hostile witness is covered under IPC section ‑
| A |
191 |
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| B |
192 |
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| C |
193 |
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| D |
194 |
Hostile witness is covered under IPC section ‑
| A |
191 |
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| B |
192 |
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| C |
193 |
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| D |
194 |
Ans. is ‘A’ i.e., 191.
- Hostility is one form of perjury.
- A hostile witness is one who’s provided an eyewitness account of a criminal event or other information to help the prosecution build a case, but has later turned in court, giving a different version of events or contradictory information.
- A witness is termed hostile, when he gives a certain statement on his knowledge about commission of a crime before the police but refutes it when called as witness before the court during trial.
- IPC 191 – Giving false evidence (Perjury)
