THE LEGAL STATUS OF AN AFFIDAVIT VIS-À-VIS A WITNESS STATEMENT ON OATH: WHAT THE LAW HAS TO SAY AS TO WHEN THEY FORM PART OF EVIDENCE
To be clear, a basic foundation has to be laid with regard to what an affidavit and a witness statement on oath (hereinafter referred to as statement on oath) mean. Stating with certainty, it is unfortunate that a community reading of sections 107 – 120 of the Evidence Act, 2011, does not avail us with […]