Judicial Dictionary



Title Corroboration
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Corroborative evidence is not an imperative component of judicial credence in every case of rape. Corroboration as a condition for judicial reliance on the restimong of a victim of sex crime is not a requirement of law but merely a guidance of prudence under a given circumstances. ….. (Al Amin Vs. The State, 19 BLD (HCD) 307 = 51 DLR HCD 154)
The act of corroborating or strengthening or confirming; addition of strength; confirmation; Evidence that confirms the accuracy of other evidence in a material particular. Corroboration is nothing other than evidence which ‘confirms’ or ‘supports’ or ‘strengthens’ other evidence. It is, in short, evidence which renders other evidence more probable. ….. (Director of Public Prosecutions Vs. Killbourne, (1973) 1 All ER 440, 460 (HL))