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A prosecution witness was examined by the prosecution and cross-examined by the accused. When the…

Under Section 256(3) BNSS (formerly s.233(3) CrPC), a witness already examined and cross-examined as a prosecution witness cannot simply be recalled and re-styled as a…

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A prosecution witness was examined by the prosecution and cross-examined by the accused. When the accused was called for adducing defence evidence, he filed an application under Section 256(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 to examine the same witness as a defence witness. Decide:

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Under Section 256(3) BNSS (formerly s.233(3) CrPC), a witness already examined and cross-examined as a prosecution witness cannot simply be recalled and re-styled as a defence witness through that provision, so such an application by the accused is liable to be dismissed.

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