Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
BSA Section 148
Cross examination as to previous statements in writing
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BSA Section 148 deals with cross examination as to previous statements in writing and replaces Evidence Act 145.
Bare act text — BSA 148
148. Cross examination as to previous statements in writing.
A witness may be cross-examined as to previous statements made by him in writing or reduced into writing, and relevant to matters in question, without such writing being shown to him, or being proved; but, if it is intended to contradict him by the writing, his attention must, before the writing can be proved, be called to those parts of it which are to be used for the purpose of contradicting him.
Frequently asked
What was BSA Section 148 in the Evidence Act?
BSA Section 148 (Cross examination as to previous statements in writing) replaces Section 145 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. Evidence Act 145 is now BSA 148.
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Nearby BSA sections
- 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
- BSA 149 — Questions lawful in cross examination
- BSA 150 — When witness to be compelled to answer
- BSA 151 — Court to decide when question shall be asked and when witness compelled to answer
- BSA 152 — Question not to be asked without reasonable grounds
- BSA 153 — Procedure of Court in case of question being asked without reasonable grounds