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Impeaching Credit of Witness (Section 155 IEA / Section 143 BSA)
Evidentiary Rules & Proof Standards
Definition
The statutory right of an adverse party (or the party calling them with leave) to discredit a witness by producing evidence showing the witness is unworthy of credit, proving bribery, or proving former inconsistent statements.
Example
Defense counsel produces authenticated police records showing that the star prosecution witness has been convicted four times for criminal perjury and running extortion rackets, to impeach their credit under Section 155(1) IEA.