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Under Section 148 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, a witness may be contradicted as to his…

Under section 148 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (formerly section 145 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872), contradiction using a previous written statement requires…

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Under Section 148 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, a witness may be contradicted as to his previous statement in writing

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Under section 148 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (formerly section 145 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872), contradiction using a previous written statement requires drawing the witness’s attention to the particular parts intended for that purpose. Mere cross-examination about the writing may take place without showing it, but that first permission does not remove the additional safeguard when the writing is to contradict the witness.

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