Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
BSA Section 142
Examination of witnesses
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BSA Section 142 deals with examination of witnesses and replaces Evidence Act 137.
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.
(3) The examination of a witness, subsequent to the cross-examination, by the party who called him, shall be called his re-examination.
What changed from the Evidence Act
- Evidence Act 137 → BSA 142: Paragraphs are numbered as subsections (1), (2) and (3), and headings of paragraph are excluded.
Frequently asked
What was BSA Section 142 in the Evidence Act?
BSA Section 142 (Examination of witnesses) replaces Section 137 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. Evidence Act 137 is now BSA 142.
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Nearby BSA sections
- BSA 137 — Witness not excused from answering on ground that answer will criminate
- BSA 138 — Accomplice
- BSA 139 — Number of witnesses
- BSA 140 — Order of production and examination of witnesses
- BSA 141 — Judge to decide as to admissibility of evidence
- BSA 143 — Order of examinations
- BSA 144 — Cross examination of person called to produce a document
- BSA 145 — Witnesses to character
- BSA 146 — Leading questions
- BSA 147 — Evidence as to matters in writing