https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=287399 An approver who has accepted pardon remains under the statutory duty to be examined as a witness in the committal court and, if committed, in the trial court. That obligation is not displaced merely because he has resiled from his earlier statement, is said to have withheld full disclosure, or is shown as an accused in connected proceedings; the statutory scheme continues until the Public Prosecutor certifies wilful concealment or false evidence, which may then attract Section 308 action. Section 132 of the Evidence Act protects compelled answers from adverse use against the witness, so the self-incrimination objection does not defeat examination. en-us Fri, 16 Dec 1988 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 13 Apr 2020 14:17:34 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=287399 An approver who has accepted pardon remains under the statutory duty to be examined as a witness in the committal court and, if committed, in the trial court. That obligation is not displaced merely because he has resiled from his earlier statement, is said to have withheld full disclosure, or is shown as an accused in connected proceedings; the statutory scheme continues until the Public Prosecutor certifies wilful concealment or false evidence, which may then attract Section 308 action. Section 132 of the Evidence Act protects compelled answers from adverse use against the witness, so the self-incrimination objection does not defeat examination. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 16 Dec 1988 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=287399