Interpreter to be bound to interpret truthfully
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Summary
When a Criminal Court needs an interpreter to explain any evidence or statement, the interpreter must give the true interpretation. The interpreter cannot change, omit, or add meaning and is bound to state what was actually said.
Example
Priya gives her witness statement in Kannada that the court cannot understand. The court appoints an interpreter, and the interpreter must translate Priya’s words exactly. The interpreter cannot alter the meaning and is bound to state the true interpretation.
Bare Act
Enacted textWhen the services of an interpreter are required by any Criminal Court for the interpretation of any evidence or statement, he shall be bound to state the true interpretation of such evidence or statement.
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