BSA143
BSA Section 143: Order of examinations
Ch X · Of Examination of Witnesses
Gazette p.46
Verbatim · BSA143. 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 the witness testified on his examination-in- chief.(3) The re-examination shall be directed to the explanation of matters referred to in cross-examination; and, if new matter is, by permission of the Court, introduced in re-examination, the adverse party may further cross-examine upon that matter.
Corresponds (indicatively) to Evidence Act 138 of the repealed Indian Evidence Act, 1872. Evidence Act → BSA table
Cite as: Section 143, Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (Act No. 47 of 2023)