Hostile witness: Emerging challenges and issues

Witness is someone who has relevant information about a crime. They have to make an oath or solemnly state the truth in court. Witnesses are an important constituent of the administration in justice. Witnesses perform a duty of assisting the court to discover the truth. Hostile witnesses are unfavourable witnesses who can cause unjust acquittal of the guilty. Witnesses turning hostile is a major issue in our country and it can be due to the reason which have been mentioned in this paper. The laws mentioned relating to witness security are not enough due to which they turn hostile. The paper presents the problems faced by the witnesses. The author suggest that it is high time to make laws which are more secure for the witnesses which also improves the judiciary system