13. Admissibility of statement in evidence
ප්රතිචාර සහ සහායනිල ඉංග්රීසි පරිවර්තනය. එය සිංහල හෝ දෙමළ පාඨයට වඩා වෙනස් නම් බලපවත්වන පාඨය කුමක්දැයි පනතේම සඳහන් වේ.
Ifin the course of a trial for an offence under this
Act, any witness shall on any material point contradict either expressly or by necessary implication a statement previously
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ragging
“ragging” means any act which causes or is likely to cause physicai or psychological injury or mental pain or fear to a student or a member of the staff of an educational institution;
in Educational Institutions Act, No. 20 of 1998
given by him in the course of any investigation into such offence, it shall be lawful for the Magistrate if, after due inquiry into the circumstances in which the statement was made, he considers it safe and just —
to act upon the statement given by the witness in the course of the investigation, if such statement is corroborated in material particulars by evidence from an independent source; and
to have such witness at the conclusion of such trial, tried before such court upon a charge for intentionally giving false evidence in a stage of a judicial proceeding.
At any trial under paragraph (6) of subsection (1) it shall be sufficient to prove that the accused made the contradictory statements alleged in the charge and it shall not be necessary to prove which of such statements is false.