§ 287 Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973

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Section 287. Parties may examine witnesses

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Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973
Section number
287

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Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973

287.Parties may examine witnesses.-

(1) The parties to any proceeding under this Code in which a commission is issued may respectively forward any interrogatories in writing which the Court or Magistrate directing the commission may think relevant to the issue, and it shall be lawful for the Magistrate, Court or officer to whom the commission is directed, or to whom the duty of executing it is delegated, to examine the witness upon such interrogatories.

(2) Any such party may appear before such Magistrate, Court or officer by pleader, or if not in custody, in person, and may examine, cross-examine and re-examine (as the case may be) the said witness.