Indecent and scandalous questions. 154. 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 in order to determine whether or … Read more

Procedure of Court in case of question being asked without reasonable grounds. 153. 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 authority to which such advocate is … Read more

Question not to be asked without reasonable grounds. 152. 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 advocate that an important witness is … Read more