Mainstream WeeklyABSTRACT
The legality of child testimony is a critical issue that needs serious attention and therefore demands to strike a balance between sensitivity and legal scrutiny. In serious cases relating to abuse, custody, and violent crimes children often serve as witnesses but questions regarding Their growing minds, unclear memory, and tendency to be influenced by others make it difficult to judge how true their statements are. The Supreme Court in The State of Madhya Pradesh v. Balveer Singh (2025 INSC 261) provided guiding principles for assessing child witness credibility. In this case, a 7-year-old child