Section 143 in THE BHARATIYA SAKSHYA ADHINIYAM, 2023 – BSA

Order of examinations. 143. (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. … Read more

Section 142 in THE BHARATIYA SAKSHYA ADHINIYAM, 2023 – BSA

Examination of witnesses. 142. (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 who called him, shall be called … Read more