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The law relating to Hostile Witness is provided under ______ of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023.

Hostile witnesses are dealt with under "Section 157" of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (formerly Section 154 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872), which lets the court…

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The law relating to Hostile Witness is provided under ______ of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023.

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Hostile witnesses are dealt with under "Section 157" of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (formerly Section 154 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872), which lets the court permit a party to put questions to its own witness that might be put in cross-examination by the adverse party.

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