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What is the object of cross-examination of a witness?

The object of cross-examination embraces weakening the opponent's evidence, eliciting favourable facts from the opponent's witness and impeaching the witness's credibility…

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What is the object of cross-examination of a witness?

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The object of cross-examination embraces weakening the opponent's evidence, eliciting favourable facts from the opponent's witness and impeaching the witness's credibility (Sections 146 to 149 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, formerly Sections 143 to 146 of the Indian Evidence Act), so "All of the given options are correct".

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