VidhiSangh

Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023

Section 142: Examination of witnesses

Chapter X — Of Examination of Witnesses

142. (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.

Source: official text of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (Ministry of Home Affairs).