Re-examination of a witness, subsequent to the cross-examination(Sec-137 of Indian Evidence Act)

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    • 12/09/2022 at 09:18 #119158
      advtanmoy
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      Examination in terms of the provisions of the Indian Evidence Act envisages examination in chief, cross-examination and re-examination, as would appear from Sections 137 and 138 thereof. A person whose evidence has been taken by way of an examination in chief by way of affidavit, keeping in view the statutory scheme noticed both in the Code of Civil Procedure as also in the Code of Criminal Procedure

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