Abstract
A witness cannot be said to be an witness merely by virtue of being a relative of the victim. Witnesses play a pivotal role in the pursuit of justice delivery foundation of which rests on the pillars of truth and impartiality. The conclusiveness and truthfulness of the testimony run in favour of the witness as they are made under oath. Therefore, witnesses play a significant role in rendering justice as and when the wheel of criminal trial sets in motion. A related witness possesses some kind of relationship with the victim, and interested witness postulates, someone, having direct interest and derives some benefit out of the result of the litigation. Hence, it becomes imperative for the courts to examine the credibility of such witnesses to rule out any possibility of tainted evidence being given in the court of law. This essay attempts to analyse the evidentiary value of testimony given by the related and interested witness. The present analytical essay delves into an examination of the law on admissibility of testimony made by a related and interested witness in India along with comparative jurisdiction vis-a-vis United Kingdom's law on the conclusiveness of evidence given by an interested witness.
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