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Duty of an independent witness
Duty of the independent witness where the accused person is blind or illiterate
Rationale for the presence of an independent witness when obtaining confessional statements from accused persons
Requirements to be satisfied for a person to be known as an independent witness
The requirement that an independent witness must be present when a confessional statement is made
Whether a confessional statement is admissible where there is no independent witness
Whether a court is bound to accept the case of a party corroborated by the evidence of the only independent witnesses on a vital issue
Whether an independent civilian witness must be present when an accused person is writing a confession statement
Whether an independent witness must read over the confession of an accused person who is neither blind nor illiterate
Whether a police officer can act as an independent witness with respect to confessional statements
Whether a Police officer is competent to be an independent witness
Whether a security agent can serve as an independent witness
Whether a statement by an independent witness is admissible to prove the voluntariness of a confessional statement
Whether the presence of an independent civilian witness is imperative where the accused is an illiterate
Whether the presence of an independent civilian witness is sine qua non to the admissibility of a confession
Who an independent witness is
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