Principle

EVIDENCE LAW – Hearsay – Police Statement of Non-Testifying Witness Is Inadmissible

Area of law
EVIDENCE LAW
Court
Supreme Court

Police statements of non-testifying witnesses are hearsay. They are inadmissible unless the witness is unavailable and the conditions of section 34(1) of the Evidence Act are met. The principle applies to criminal and civil cases. The statement cannot be used to contradict a witness who…

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