Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
BSA Section 143
Order of examinations
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BSA Section 143 deals with order of examinations and replaces Evidence Act 138.
Bare act text — BSA 143
143. Order of examinations.
(1) 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.
(2) The examination-in-chief 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-inchief.
(3) 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.
What changed from the Evidence Act
- Evidence Act 138 → BSA 143: Paragraph are numbered as subsections (1), (2) and (3), and word "in-chief" included.
- Evidence Act 138 → BSA 143: The words in paragraph heading "Direction of re- examination" are excluded.
Frequently asked
What was BSA Section 143 in the Evidence Act?
BSA Section 143 (Order of examinations) replaces Section 138 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. Evidence Act 138 is now BSA 143.
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Nearby BSA sections
- 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 142 — Examination of witnesses
- 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
- BSA 148 — Cross examination as to previous statements in writing