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Section 143 - The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
143. Order of examinations.
(1) Witnesses shall be first examined-in-chief, then (if the adverse party so desires) cross-examined, then (if the party calling him so desires) re-examined.
(2) The examination-in-chief and cross-examination must relate to relevant facts, but the cross-examination need not be confined to the facts to which the witness testified on his examination-in-chief.
(3) The re-examination shall be directed to the explanation of matters referred to in cross-examination; and, if new matter is, by permission of the Court, introduced in re-examination, the adverse party may further cross-examine upon that matter.
Related Sections
- Section 163: Testimony to facts stated in document mentioned in section 162
- Section 97: Exclusion of Evidence against application of document to existing facts
- Section 14: Existence of course of business when relevant
- Section 54: Proof of facts by oral evidence
- Section 155: Questions intended to insult or annoy
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