Oral evidence has been greatly relied on in establishing the truthfulness of the events over decades in Criminal Law around the world. However, there are instances when the credibility of such witness is put to test owing to the nature of their relationship with the victim and the accused. In the case of Raju alias Balachandran v. State of Tamil Nadu, (2012) 12 SCC 701, the credibility of the eyewitness has been questioned. This raises serious questions pertaining to the evidentiary value of inimical witnesses and in particular inimical eyewitnesses. The concepts of interested witness and inimical witness shall be evaluated by the author.
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