Entire Testimony Of Witness Cannot Be Discarded Merely Because Part Of It Was Found To Be False, Reiterates SC [Read Judgment]

Ashok Kini

21 Feb 2019 9:54 PM IST

“The entire testimony of the witnesses cannot be discarded only because, in certain aspects, part of the statement has not been believed.”

Is the Principle of "falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus" (false in one thing, false in everything) applicable in Indian context? The Supreme Court, in a judgment delivered on Thursday, reiterated the well settled position that the maxim has no application in India. In Mahendran vs. State of Tamil Nadu, the bench comprising Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice Hemant Gupta again dealt...

Entire Testimony Of Witness Cannot Be Discarded Merely Because Part Of It Was Found To Be False, Reiterates SC [Read Judgment]

Ashok Kini

“The entire testimony of the witnesses cannot be discarded only because, in certain aspects, part of the statement has not been believed.”

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