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Which provision of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 gives a court discretion to let the person who…

Section 157(1) gives the court discretion to allow this form of questioning. Under section 157(2), the calling party may still rely on any part of the witness's evidence.

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Which provision of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 gives a court discretion to let the person who called a witness put questions that the adverse party could ask in cross-examination?

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Section 157(1) gives the court discretion to allow this form of questioning.

Under section 157(2), the calling party may still rely on any part of the witness's evidence.

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Option A

Section 159 permits questions about circumstances that could corroborate testimony on a relevant fact.

Option B

Section 157 gives the court discretion to permit questions of the kind the adverse party could ask in cross-examination.

Option C

Section 161 covers contradiction, corroboration and credit connected with certain proved statements.

Option D

Section 163 permits testimony to facts correctly recorded in a qualifying document even when the witness has no specific recollection of those facts.

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