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CHAPTER X – OF EXAMINATION OF WITNESSES 140. Order of production and examination of witnesses. The order in which witnesses are produced and examined shall be regulated by the law and practice for the time being relating to civil and criminal procedure respectively, and, in the absence of any suchRead…

141. Judge to decide as to admissibility of evidence. (1) When either party proposes to give evidence of any fact, the Judge may ask the party proposing to give the evidence in what manner the alleged fact, if proved, would be relevant; and the Judge shall admit the evidence ifRead…

142. Examination of witnesses. (1) The examination of a witness by the party who calls him shall be called his examination-in-chief. (2) The examination of a witness by the adverse party shall be called his cross-examination. (3) The examination of a witness, subsequent to the cross-examination, by the party whoRead…

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 theRead…

144. Cross-examination of person called to produce a document. A person summoned to produce a document does not become a witness by the mere fact that he produces it, and cannot be cross-examined unless and until he is called as a witness. Get the new BSA PDFRead…

145. Witnesses to character. Witnesses to character may be cross-examined and re-examined. Get the new BSA PDFRead…

146. Leading questions. (1) Any question suggesting the answer which the person putting it wishes or expects to receive, is called a leading question. (2) Leading questions must not, if objected to by the adverse party, be asked in an examination-in-chief, or in a re-examination, except with the permission ofRead…

147. Evidence as to matters in writing. Any witness may be asked, while under examination, whether any contract, grant or other disposition of property, as to which he is giving evidence, was not contained in a document, and if he says that it was, or if he is about toRead…

148. Cross-examination as to previous statements in writing. A witness may be cross-examined as to previous statements made by him in writing or reduced into writing, and relevant to matters in question, without such writing being shown to him, or being proved; but, if it is intended to contradict himRead…

149. Questions lawful in cross-examination. When a witness is cross-examined, he may, in addition to the questions hereinbefore referred to, be asked any questions which tend: (a) to test his veracity; or (b) to discover who he is and what is his position in life; or (c) to shake hisRead…

150. When witness to be compelled to answer. If any such question relates to a matter relevant to the suit or proceeding, the provisions of section 137 shall apply thereto. Get the new BSA PDFRead…

151. Court to decide when question shall be asked and when witness compelled to answer. (1) If any such question relates to a matter not relevant to the suit or proceeding, except in so far as it affects the credit of the witness by injuring his character, the Court shallRead…

152. Question not to be asked without reasonable grounds. No such question as is referred to in section 151 ought to be asked, unless the person asking it has reasonable grounds for thinking that the imputation which it conveys is well-founded. Illustrations: (a) An advocate is instructed by another advocateRead…

153. Procedure of Court in case of question being asked without reasonable grounds. If the Court is of opinion that any such question was asked without reasonable grounds, it may, if it was asked by any advocate, report the circumstances of the case to the High Court or other authorityRead…

154. Indecent and scandalous questions. The Court may forbid any questions or inquiries which it regards as indecent or scandalous, although such questions or inquiries may have some bearing on the questions before the Court, unless they relate to facts in issue, or to matters necessary to be known inRead…

155. Questions intended to insult or annoy. The Court shall forbid any question which appears to it to be intended to insult or annoy, or which, though proper in itself, appears to the Court needlessly offensive in form. Get the new BSA PDFRead…