Criminal Code (Cap. 9)
Criminal Code (Cap. 9), article 636
636. No objection to the competence of any witness shall be
admitted on the ground -
(a) that from his own confession or otherwise it appears
that he has been guilty of an offence or that he has
been in any manner convict ed, sentenced, censured or
punished by any court or other authority; or
(b) that he was charged with the same offence in respect of
which his deposition is required, when impunity was
promised or granted to him by the Government for the
purpose of such deposition; or
(c) that he is interested either in the issue in regard to
which his deposition is required or in the event of the
suit; or
Cap. 164.
(d) that, in the case of a witness who has been admitted to
benefit under a witness protection programme set up in
t e r m s o f T i t l e I V o f P a r t I I I o f t h e Police Act , the
witness was either charged with the same offence in
respect of which his deposition is required or that he is
liable to be prosecuted in the future in respect of the
said offence or of a related offence.
Objections
affecting the
credibility of
witness.
Amended by:
XIII.2018 .24.
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