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            Witnesses 
            turning hostile has become endemic: High court 
            
            
            
            Tuesday March 15, 2011 08:23:54 PM, 
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              New Delhi: The Delhi 
              High Court Tuesday asked if all witnesses who turned hostile in 
              the 1999 murder of model Jessica Lall should be prosecuted, and 
              said witnesses turning hostile has become "endemic". 
               
              The bench of Justice S.Ravindra Bhat and Justice G.P. Mittal said: 
              "How will the case of the prosecution move? The incidents of 
              witnesses turning hostile and doctored evidence have become 
              endemic now. Somebody fears for his life, someone gets tempted, 
              and someone does not support (the prosecution) for obvious 
              reasons. Should we go ahead and prosecute all of them?"  
               
              The court Feb 18 resumed perjury proceedings against 19 witnesses 
              in the model's murder. 
               
              The case would be heard next March 29. 
              
                
              
                
              
                
              
                
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