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Evidence Act 1950 s 158

Evidence Act 1950 s 158

s 158 What matters may be proved in connection with proved statement relevant under section 32 or 33

Whenever any statement relevant under section 32 or 33 is proved, all matters may be proved either in order to contradict or to corroborate it, or in order to impeach or confirm the credit of the person by whom it was made, which might have been proved if that person had been called as a witness and had denied upon cross-examination the truth of the matter suggested.

Malay text (authoritative)

Perkara yang boleh dibuktikan berkaitan dengan pernyataan terbukti yang berkaitan di bawah seksyen 32 atau 33

Bilamana apa-apa pernyataan yang berkaitan di bawah seksyen 32 atau 33 terbukti, segala perkara boleh dibuktikan sama ada untuk menyangkal atau menyokong pernyataan itu, atau untuk mencabar atau mengesahkan kebolehpercayaan orang yang telah membuat pernyataan itu, yang mungkin boleh dibuktikan jika orang itu telah dipanggil sebagai saksi dan telah menafikan kebenaran perkara yang disarankan itu apabila diperiksa balas.

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Text as at 1 May 2017 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.

Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).

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