Code), the Magistrate recording such statement shall, notwithstanding anything contained therein, record the statement as spoken by the child:
Provided that the provisions contained ... spoken by the child in the presence of the parents of the child or any other person in whom the child has trust or confidence
recording a subsequent statement before him as well as she has also liberty to record her statement before Child Welfare Committee. In a given case ... allegations in her statement recorded under Section 164 of Code and as referred above , victim's statement before Child Welfare Committee, that they
child or a teacher of the disputed child. Apart from the witnesses produced by the parties, the court proceeded to examine the disputed child itself ... child, the lower appellate court came to the conclusion that Shanker Lal was not the father of the disputed child, and that therefore, the statement
evidence led by A (P.W.-5), the child witness. Neither any statement of that witness was recorded during initial investigation or immediately after submission ... stage, upon tutoring offered to A (P.W.-5), that child witness made his statement to the police, that too over a Skype call
This part of the statement was not found in the previous statement of PW-1 ( Section 161 Cr.P.C. statement) as is evident from ... statement of the child witness (PW-5) could have been ignored giving him advantage of being a child, had his statement been plain and simple
presumption and some minor and natural contradictions and discrepancies, the statement of child witness Ujjawal (P.W.-5) is not liable to be discarded ... report had supported the statement of P.W.5 Ujjawal. There is no contradiction to disbelieve his statement. Further if statement of witnesses are trustworthy
principles that apply for placing reliance on the solitary statement of witness, namely, that the statement is true and correct and is of quality ... child witness. Reliance can be placed upon the solitary statement of a child witness if, the statement is true and correct and is of quality
witness to the occurrence. Moni the victim is a child witness whose statement under Section ... recorded, hence, her statement is futile and as far as statement of eye-witness Ganesh is concerned, his statement cannot be relied upon since
recovered at 6.00 am on 26.3.2002, whereas as per statement of Kalyan Singh (PW-2), child was seen in the police station in between ... court in such circumstances can safely rely upon the statement of a child witness and it can form the basis for conviction as well. Further
principles that apply for placing reliance on the solitary statement of witness, namely, that the statement is true and correct and is of quality ... child witness. Reliance can be placed upon the solitary statement of a child witness if, the statement is true and correct and is of quality