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N.K.Assumi (Advocate)     06 November 2012

Legality of prosecutotto attest an affidavit as an advocate?

Is it legal for  the Public Prosecutor to attest affidavit as identifying Advocate in Affidavit?



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 4 Replies

adv. rajeev ( rajoo ) (practicing advocate)     06 November 2012

I think it is not illegal but he cannot do so.

JANAK RAJ VATSA (ADVOCATE)     06 November 2012

what is the illegality in it ?

N.K.Assumi (Advocate)     06 November 2012

Query is whether Prosecutor can act as an advocate.

surjit singh (Assistant)     06 November 2012

Yes Section 24(9) of CrPC deems a prosecutor as an Advocate and moreso basically the identifier of the deponent on the affidavit is only confined to the identification of the signature of the deponent on the affidavit.


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