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BSA Section 144: Cross-examination of person called to produce a document

Verbatim · BSA144. 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.

Corresponds (indicatively) to Evidence Act 139 of the repealed Indian Evidence Act, 1872. Evidence Act → BSA table

Cite as: Section 144, Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (Act No. 47 of 2023)