Act Number: 1

Act Name: The Indian Evidence Act, 1872

Year: 1872

Enactment Date: 1872-03-15

Long Title:

Ministry: Ministry of Law and Justice

Department: Legislative Department

Section 138: Order of examinations.
     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.
     The examination 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.
     Direction of re-examination. -- 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.
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