Supreme Court of India
P Ramesh v. State Rep by Inspector of Police
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Evidence Act, 1872 – s.1 18 – Competency of child witness – Appellant was tried for the mur der of his wife – Convicted by the Sessions Judge for offences u/ss.302, 498A – During the course of the trial, the pr osecution sought to adduce the evidence of PW -3 and PW -4, the childr en of the appellant and the deceased – When their evidence was to be r ecorded, PW -3 was eight-years-old while PW-4 was six-years-old – T rial judge posed cer tain initial queries to them for assessing whether they wer e capable of deposing in evidence and concluded that their testimony could not be r ecorded as
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