Contradictions & Exaggerations in Witness Testimony

created by the contradiction. ... Contradiction V3 gives the impression that the witness has not mentioned the names of two accused persons in her statement made to the Police. ... the statement when the above contradiction is marked - when V3 is considered it creates a reasonable doubt in the identity of the accused-appellant. ...     Learned Counsel for the 1st accused-appellant. harping on the said contradiction#HL_END....

2025 0 Supreme(Ker) 1581

The explanation to S.162 CrPC indicates that an omission may amount to a contradiction when it is significant and relevant. Thus, every omission is not a contradiction. It becomes a contradiction provided it satisfies the test laid down in the explanation under S.162. ... and whether any omission amounts to contradiction in the particular context shall be a question of fact. ... Thus, the law is trite that when there is an....

2024 0 Supreme(Chh) 373

amounts to a contradiction in the particular context shall be a question of fact. ... By this process the contradiction is merely brought on record, but it is yet to be proved. ... Statement before the investigating officer can be used for contradiction but only after strict compliance with Section 145 of Evidence Act that is by drawing attention to the parts intended for contradiction. XXX XXX XXX 18. ... Section 162 Cr.P....

2025 Supreme(SRI)(CA) 295

The contradiction marked D5 was also given considerable emphasis by the defence. ... The contradiction marked D1 does not constitute a material contradiction, as it pertains merely to the identities of the persons with whom PW1 was engaged in conversation immediately prior to the shooting. 23. ... The contradiction marked D2 relates to the direction from which the appellant is said to have approached. ... Accordingly, the ....

Rajendram that there is only one contradiction in the evidence of these two witnesses. That contradiction relates to something which happened after the assault. The complainant said that alter the accused had gone away she was taken to the hospital by one Sinnadurai whom her child went to bring. ... Before the evidence of a witness is rejected on the ground of contradiction s ii is very important that the tribunal should direct its mi....

2025 Supreme(SRI)(CA) 339

This is a very serious contradiction between important prosecution witnesses. Further, this inter se contradiction raises very serious questions as to the credibility of the so-called detection. ... The effect of a valid and serious contradiction in a criminal trial has been discussed in several judicial decisions. A contradiction which affects the root of the case will certainly overturn the original decision pronounced ....

2024 Supreme(Online)(HP) 4148

Therefore, to prove the statement for the purpose of contradiction it is necessary that the contradiction or omission must be brought to the notice of the witness. ... In this manner by way of confrontation contradiction is brought on record. ... This is a contradiction. Defence Counsel or Court and even prosecution if the witness is declared hostile having resiled from the previous statement, is to be confronted to bring ....

2024 Supreme(SRI)(CA) 484

The issue is whether the contradiction or inconsistency goes to the root of the case or relates to the core of a party's case. ... The corte issue is whether the contradiction or inconsistency goes to the root of the case or relates to the core of a party's case. ... The next is the contradiction where in cross-examination, she had admitted that the incident took place in her room. However, in her statement she had stated it to be the room ....

2025 Supreme(SRI)(CA) 254

21.The first contradiction, marked as V1, concerned an incident that occurred on the road and does not affect the truthfulness of PW1’s evidence. The second contradiction, marked as V2, related to the location of the offence. ... Therefore, Court cannot take into cognizance the so-called contradiction or omission at the stage of the appeal. 10.In Aadam Kasam Shaikh vs. ... The third contradiction, marked as V3, likewise d....

A contradiction was marked with regard to the manner in which the prosecutrix reacted to the incident when PW 02 went to see her at his mother's place. In the case of A.K.K. Rasika Amarasinghe v. ... The Learned High Court Judge failed to consider a very material contradiction with regard to a conversation between the prosecutrix and Nandawathi in which the prosecutrix informed Nandawathi about the alleged sexual act committed by the petitioner.....

2022 0 Supreme(Raj) 507

The fact remains that the incident took place in the courtyard of Shri Punja Ram’s house. The defence counsel tried to harp upon some contradictions in the evidence of the witness wherein, she alleged that the incident took place in front of her father-in-law’s house and not in the back side. However, this contradiction is absolutely trivial and inconsequential. The evidence of the witness regarding the assault made by the accused on Ramesh Kumar and herself remains unimpeach....

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The reasons for condoning the delay and taking the written statement on record are not detailed. The impugned order being a non-speaking order cannot be sustained. On one hand, the State Commission has observed that the remand order passed by the National Commission does not amount to permit the OP to file the written statement, on the other hand, the State Commission has ordered that the written statement be taken on record. 3. The aforesaid contradiction cannot be reconciled.#HL_EN....

2013 0 Supreme(Pat) 193

The aforesaid event is to be taken into account in the backdrop of present scenario where trial commences after so many years of the occurrence and witness, as such, deposed thereafter. Hence some sort of exaggeration/ embellishment is bound to occur in their testimony coupled with lapse of memory as well as other factors. (a) Minor Contradiction and (b) Major Contradiction. Where there happens to be lapses, omission, addition during course of trial from the previous statemen....

2013 0 Supreme(Pat) 183

therefore, aforesaid contradiction cannot be said to be of minor nature because the aforesaid contradiction goes to the root of the prosecution case. 15. PW 1 has stated in his cross-examination that no treatment was given to PW 2 nor he noticed any injury on the person of PW 2 but PW 1 stated that after the occurrence, she was medically examined and she had sustained injury on her whole body. The aforesaid contradiction relates to the occurrence and.

2008 0 Supreme(Guj) 501

True it is that the nature of blows found on the head can be caused by Dhariya as well as axe. True it is that complainant-Kaliben is a rustic villager, but when she was able to narrate the incident in detail naming the accused with the respective weapons which they were allegedly holding at the relevant point of time, she would not have committed such a grave error while deposing before the Court. The contradiction, according to us, is a material contradiction. Considering t....