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BSA Section 142: Examination of witnesses

Verbatim · BSA142. 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 who called him, shall be called his re-examination.

Corresponds (indicatively) to Evidence Act 137 of the repealed Indian Evidence Act, 1872. Evidence Act → BSA table

Cite as: Section 142, Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (Act No. 47 of 2023)