punishment for false evidence should be more severe
A Truthseeker
(Querist) 21 July 2009
This query is : Resolved
oral evidence is the pillar on which truth of a criminal case rests. it is often found that the very complainant on the basis of whose complaint the accused is arrested and suffered detention in prison completely denies the FIR or even he/she denies the evidence given by him/her on the earlier occasion.
in such circumstances law should leave no stones unturned to immediately and adequately bring to book the perjurer.
Kiran Kumar
(Expert) 21 July 2009
i agree on this point....unfortunately this problem is not just confined to criminal matters only but to civil matters as well.
other than having stricter provisions of law in this regard, there should be some moral upliftment of the country men as well.
PALNITKAR V.V.
(Expert) 22 July 2009
Not only the punishment should be severe but the affected person should be given right to initiate proceedings in civil as well as criminal law. The power should not be with only courts as is provided u/s 340 Cr.PC. There should be no bar for initiation of proceeding by individual.
Guest
(Expert) 23 July 2009
There is a different picture on the other side of the coin. If a complainant is not protected by the State from the threats of the accused, who is a habitual offender, then the complainant becomes hostile in trial proceedings. In incestuous or other wise rape cases, victims and her near relatives become hostile to escape the social stigma. Similarly, there are several reasons for a witness to become hostile. We have to understand them thoroughly and take steps to remove such obstacles, so that ultimately justice prevail.
