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In a suit, after the examination and cross-examination of a witness, the plaint was returned for…

Where the plaint is returned for presentation to the proper court and the witness dies before the fresh trial, his earlier deposition (same parties and issues, with…

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In a suit, after the examination and cross-examination of a witness, the plaint was returned for presentation to the Court of competent jurisdiction. Before proceedings started in that Court, the witness died. Under the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, his deposition is-

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Where the plaint is returned for presentation to the proper court and the witness dies before the fresh trial, his earlier deposition (same parties and issues, with opportunity to cross-examine) is "Admissible under Section 27" of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (formerly s.33 IEA).

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