Thursday, April 19, 2012

Chapter - 2 - Dumb witness :- sec.119 of evidence act says A witness who is unable to speak may give his evidence in any other manner in which he can make it intelligible, as by writing or by signs; but such writing must be written and the signs made in open Court. Evidence so given shall be deemed to be oral evidence. His signs - how to record his signs. whether court has to record his signs or the meaning of his signs or the interpretations of his signs. interpretations - who is competent to interpret his signs. how to deal with untrained dumb witness.

dumb 
adj. dumb·er, dumb·est
1.
a. Lacking the power of speech. Used of animals and inanimate objects.
b. Often Offensive Incapable of using speech; mute. Used of humans. See Usage Note at mute.
2. Temporarily speechless, as with shock or fear: 
3. Unwilling to speak; taciturn.
4. Not expressed or articulated in sounds or words: dumb resentment.
5. Nautical Not self-propelling.
6. Conspicuously unintelligent; stupid: 
7. Unintentional; haphazard: 
tr.v. dumbed, dumb·ing, dumbs
To make silent or dumb.
Phrasal Verb:
dumb down/up Slang
To rewrite for a less educated or less sophisticated audience




with great thanks to the owners of this video as it became an instrument for explaining the dumb and deaf witness.

  1. For recording his evidence one must know the language of his/her parents and his / her state language .                                                                                                       
  2. one has to record the question first and the sings of the witness next.
  3. some sings not able to understand due to lack of our knowledge in the language in which the question is put.
  4.  this also is to be taken into consideration while recording evidence language interpreter is required while recording evidence.
  5. whether the court has to record the meaning of the sings or the sings - itself ?
  6. if recorded meaning of the signs can it be treated as the meaning of the deaf and dumb or that off the interpreter.
  7. in this video also some gestures are appearing different when compared with questions.