It is the public duty of witnesses in a criminal case to give evidence whenever they receive summons from a court of law and therefore they cannot be heard to say that they shall not depose until all the accused in a case are arrested, the Madras High Court Bench here has said.
Justice P.N. Prakash made the observation while closing a petition filed by a witness in a case booked by Tirupacheti police in Sivaganga district, challenging an order passed by a Sessions Court on October 4 splitting up the case into two since the police could not arrested the prime accused in the case.
Article referred: http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/witnesses-must-depose-when-they-receive-summons-says-hc/article8592817.ece
Justice P.N. Prakash made the observation while closing a petition filed by a witness in a case booked by Tirupacheti police in Sivaganga district, challenging an order passed by a Sessions Court on October 4 splitting up the case into two since the police could not arrested the prime accused in the case.
Article referred: http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/witnesses-must-depose-when-they-receive-summons-says-hc/article8592817.ece
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