Case Law Analysis
|Calcutta High Court
Child Witness Testimony Under Section 164 CrPC | Voluntariness and Corroboration Override Familial Bias and Lighting Concerns : Calcutta High Court
In a murder conviction upheld on a child witness’s testimony, the Calcutta High Court ruled that voluntariness and corroboration of a child’s account prevail over doubts about familial association or visibility conditions. The judgment reinforces that child witnesses can be reliable if their statements meet legal tests under Section 164 CrPC, impacting criminal trials relying on minor testimonies.