Indian Evidence Act, 1872 → Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
IEA 137BSA 142
Examination of witnesses
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What changed
- Paragraphs are numbered as subsections (1), (2) and (3), and headings of paragraph are excluded.
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Under Section 142 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (formerly Section 137 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872)...
Bare act text — BSA 142
142. 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. 44 (3) The examination of a witness, subsequent to the cross-examination, by the party who called him, shall be called his re-examination.
Frequently asked
What is IEA 137 equivalent in BSA?
IEA Section 137 (Examination of witnesses) corresponds to Section 142 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (BSA).
What changed between IEA 137 and BSA 142?
Paragraphs are numbered as subsections (1), (2) and (3), and headings of paragraph are excluded.
How do I cite BSA 142 in a pleading?
Under Section 142 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (formerly Section 137 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872)...
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- IEA 132 → BSA 137 — Witness not excused from answering on ground that answer will criminate
- IEA 133 → BSA 138 — Accomplice
- IEA 134 → BSA 139 — Number of witnesses
- IEA 135 → BSA 140 — Order of production and examination of witnesses
- IEA 136 → BSA 141 — Judge to decide as to admissibility of evidence
- IEA 138 → BSA 143 — Order of examinations
- IEA 139 → BSA 144 — Cross- examination of person called to produce a document
- IEA 140 → BSA 145 — Witnesses to character
- IEA 141 → BSA 146(1) — Leading questions
- IEA 142 → BSA 146(2) & (3) — When they (leading) must not be asked