How do Indian courts treat the maxim falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus when deciding whether to rely on…
Indian courts treat the maxim as a caution in assessing credibility. A court may accept reliable portions of testimony if it can separate them from falsehood. The whole…
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How do Indian courts treat the maxim falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus when deciding whether to rely on a witness’s testimony?
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Indian courts treat the maxim as a caution in assessing credibility. A court may accept reliable portions of testimony if it can separate them from falsehood. The whole testimony may have to be discarded if the two cannot fairly be separated.
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Option A
The issue is the weight and reliability of the testimony, which a court must assess.
Option B
The court may separate the reliable part from falsehood and give it appropriate weight.
Option C
The court can assess credibility without a separate perjury conviction.
Option D
A court can retain trustworthy portions where it can separate them from falsehood.
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