Procedure in regard to such evidence when completed
AI Assist
Summary
When a witness finishes giving evidence it must be read back to the witness in the presence of the accused or the accused's advocate, and corrected if necessary. If the witness objects to any part, the Magistrate or presiding Judge may record the objection instead of altering the record and may add remarks. If the record is in a language the witness does not understand, it must be interpreted to him in the language he used or understands.
Example
Priya gives evidence about a neighbour dispute. After her statement is recorded it is read back to her in the presence of the accused's advocate; she says one sentence is wrong, so the Magistrate makes a memorandum of her objection and adds remarks. The record was kept in English but she only understands Hindi, so it is interpreted to her in Hindi.
Bare Act
Enacted text(1) As the evidence of each witness taken under section 310 or section 311 is completed, it shall be read over to him in the presence of the accused, if in attendance, or of his advocate, if he appears by an advocate, and shall, if necessary, be corrected.
(2) If the witness denies the correctness of any part of the evidence when the same is read over to him, the Magistrate or presiding Judge may, instead of correcting the evidence, make a memorandum thereon of the objection made to it by the witness and shall add such remarks as he thinks necessary.
(3) If the record of the evidence is in a language different from that in which it has been given and the witness does not understand that language, the record shall be interpreted to him in the language in which it was given, or in a language which he understands.
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