PRITAM SINGH v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
The High Court dismissed Pritam Singh’s appeal, upholding his convictions under the PPIPA for false testimony before the Committee of Privileges.
- Statutory offence of false testimony
- Parliament (privileges, immunities and powers) act s31(q) and s36(1)(b)
- Corroboration and the ‘unusually convincing’ standard
- Impeachment of witness credit
- Charge framing and sufficiency
- False-testimony