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Under section 142 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, a witness examined by the adverse party is…

Section 142 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (formerly section 137 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872) calls examination by the adverse party cross-examination.…

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Under section 142 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, a witness examined by the adverse party is being _______.

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Section 142 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (formerly section 137 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872) calls examination by the adverse party cross-examination. Examination by the party calling the witness is examination-in-chief, while that party's subsequent examination after cross-examination is re-examination.

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