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Abstract
In the labyrinth of the criminal justice system in which the burden of proof lies heavily by the prosecution, the whole merit of a case depends on a witness. By its definition, a witness is a person who is present at an event and to give information about them to be able. Indian Evidence Act nowhere mentions explicitly the term "hostile witness" and this terminology were adopted by customary law. In common parlance, a hostile witness is one who understands his, the negative on the position of the part that the witness in question, even if the lawyer has called the witnesses in favor oh testify his client.
Keywords: Hostile, Criminal, Justice, Act, Section, Evidence.
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