Ask people "How Do You Know?"- If they hesitate before answering, know that their knowledge may not be correct.
They may be saying what they are saying on basis of impressions in their mind.
Their impressions could be based on what "They liked or wanted to believe".
Such knowledge does not stand scrutiny of law.
A SIMPLE ILLUSTRATION
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It is fact that you are reading this blog.
Now suppose you are required to prove in Court of Law that you have read this blog.
How will you prove this?
You will take oath in Court and you will state on Oath that you have read this blog.
But this will not satisfy the Court.
The Judge will ask you "How do you know that you have read this blog? On what basis you say that you have read this blog? Do you have any evidence or eye witness to support that you have read this blog?" The judge will like to know something more about How do you know what you are saying on oath.
You can answer these questions of Judges in following.
1) I keep a diary in which I regularly write what I have learned today from blogs, twitter, Facebook etc. I produce this diary. The page 135 of this diary entry is about this blog which I read on that day.
OR
2) Or you can produce some eyewitnesses who show you reading this blog,
OR
3) You should produce digital evidence.
Whatever you do, basically, you have to satisfy a Judge about How do you know what you are saying on oath.
Haresh Raichura
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