Merely because the statements were recorded without threat, ...

Witness Statements Made Voluntarily Can't Be Used to Deny Cross-Examination Request Without Retraction.

July 11, 2013

Case Laws Central Excise HC

Merely because the statements were recorded without threat, duress or coercion or that the witnesses at no stage retracted their statements, cannot be a ground for rejecting the request for cross-examination. - HC

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Merely because the statements were recorded without threat, ...

Witness Statements Made Voluntarily Can't Be Used to Deny Cross-Examination Request Without Retraction.

July 11, 2013

Case Laws Central Excise HC

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