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150. Procedure of Court in case of question being asked without reasonable grounds. If the court is of opinion that any such question asked was without reasonable grounds, it may, if it was asked by any barrister, pleader, vakil or attorney report the circumstances of the case to the HighKEEP READING
151. Indecent and scandalous questions. The Court may forbid any question or inquiries which it regards as indecent or scandalous, although such questions or inquiries may have some bearing on the questions before the Court unless they relate to fact in issue or to matters necessary to be known inKEEP READING
152. Question intended to insult or annoy. 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. Read Indian Evidence Act in a beautiful, systematic way. Read Evidence ActKEEP READING
153. Exclusion of evidence to contradict answer to questions testing veracity. When a witness has been asked and has answered any question which is relevant to the inquiry only in so far as it tends to shake his credit by injuring his character, no evidence shall be given to contradictKEEP READING
154. Question by party of his own witness. The Court may, in its discretion, permit the person who calls a witness to put any question to him which might be put in cross-examination by the adverse party. Nothing in this section shall disentitle the person so permitted under sub-section (1),KEEP READING
155. Impeaching credit of witness. The credit of a witness may be impeached in the following ways by the adverse party, or with the consent of the Court, by the party who calls him- (1) By the evidence of persons who testify that they, from their knowledge of the witnessKEEP READING
156. Questions tending to corroborate evidence of relevant fact, admissible. When a witness whom it is intended to corroborate gives evidence of any relevant fact, he may be questioned as to any other circumstances which he observed at or near to the time or place at which such relevant fact occurred,KEEP READING
157. Former statements of witness may be proved to corroborate later testimony as to same fact. In order to corroborate the testimony of a witness, any former statement made by such witness relating to the same fact, at or about the time when the fact took place, or before anyKEEP READING
158. What matters may be proved in connection with proved statement relevant under Section 32 or 33. Whenever any statement relevant under Section 32 or 33 is proved, all matters may be proved either in order to contradict or to corroborate, or in order to impeach or confirm the creditKEEP READING
160. Testimony to facts stated in document mentioned in Section 159. A witness may also testify to facts mentioned in any such document as is mentioned in Section 159, although he has no specific recollection of the facts themselves, if he is sure that the facts were correctly recorded inKEEP READING
161. Right of adverse party as to writing used to refresh memory. Any writing referred to under the provisions of the two last preceding sections must be produced and shown to the adverse party if he requires it; such party may, if he pleases, cross-examine the witness there upon. ReadKEEP READING
162. Production of document. A witness summoned to produce a document shall, if it is in his possession or power, bring it to the Court, notwithstanding any objection which there may be to its production or to its admissibility. The validity of any such objection shall be decided on byKEEP READING
163. Giving as evidence, of document called for and produced on notice. When a party calls for a document which he has given the other party notice to produce, and such document is produced and inspected by the party calling for its production, he is bound to give it asKEEP READING
164. Using, as evidence, of document, production of which was refused on notice. When a party refuses to produce a document which he has had notice to produce, he cannot afterwards use the document as evidence without the consent of the other party or the order of the Court. Illustration-KEEP READING
165. Judge’s power to put questions or order production. The Judge may, in order to discover or to obtain proper proof of relevant facts, ask any question he pleases, in any form at any time, of any witness, or of the parties about any fact relevant or irrelevant; and mayKEEP READING
166. Power of jury or assessors to put questions. In cases tried by jury or with assessors, the jury or assessors may put any question to the witnesses, through or by leave of the Judge, which the judge himself might put and which he considers proper. Read Indian EvidenceKEEP READING
