Section 144

Cross examination of person called to produce a document.

The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023

  • Act 47 of 2023
  • Ministry of Home Affairs
  • Department of Internal Security
About this Act

An Act to consolidate and to provide for general rules and principles of evidence for fair trial.

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Chapter X: Of examination of witnesses Sections 140 to 168

    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.

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