155. The Court shall forbid any question which appears to it to be intended to insult or annoy, or which, though proper in itself, appears to the Court needlessly offensive in form.
Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
Section 155: Questions intended to insult or annoy
Chapter X — Of Examination of Witnesses
Source: official text of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (Ministry of Home Affairs).