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Can a witness be charged for giving false evidence


25-Jul-2023 (In Criminal Law)
I am a doctor. Examined a case of injury 7 year back, for which called from court for witness. That time I issued 2 written documents. One to patient , describing only the injury and treatment given. Other to officer in charge of local police station, mentioning the details, like who caused the injury, how injury happened etc. But in court i was given only the papers which I issued to the patient. The lawyer asked me about the details of injury, like how it happens, who caused it etc. But as these were not mentioned in that letter, so I replied patient did not told me about all these things. Then the lawyer showed me my second documents, where all these are clearly written. But as it was a Xerox copy and not given to me by judge , so I denied all these documents. Whether I will be charged for giving false evidence.
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First of all you should have told it that it was a very long ago when I was examined that patient, and for that I can not say or recollect whether I mentioned that by whom the said incident/injury was done . I examine several patient in a single day and it is quite impossible to answer what was i stated at that day. and last of all it the duty of the prosecution to show you the entire medico legal or injury report for your kind prescribed method with the permission by the court.
And it the duty of the defense Counsel to through the questions like that. and you should mentioned that it is not by your personal knowledge but as per the statement by the patient is concerned.
Thank you.
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