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Which statement is true in relation to a child witness?

A. A child of tender age can be allowed to testify if he has intellectual capacity to understand questions and give rational answers thereto

B. A child witness may be easy prey of tutoring and when it is established that he is under the influence of tutoring it is not safe to solely rely on his evidence

C. The law recognizes the child as a competent witness but a child of a tender age of six years is not considered by the Court to be a witness whose sole testimony can be relied without other corroborative evidence

D. All above statements are true

Answer: Option D

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