Speech, hearing disability no bar for court testimony - Daily Pioneer

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[**Speech, hearing **disability** no bar for court testimony**][3]
**Daily Pioneer**
**Disability** of speech and hearing will not deter courts from relying on statement of deaf and dumb witnesses, held the Supreme Court on Monday. However, several safeguards would need to be adopted to make it admissible as evidence in a criminal trial.
[Deaf-mute can be credible witness: Apex court][4]Newstrack India
[Deaf and dumb are valid witnesses: SC][5]Zee News

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