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Section 142 - Examination of witnesses.

Description of the The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam Act Section 142 - Examination of witnesses.

(1) The examination of a witness by the party who calls him shall be called his examination-in-chief.

(2) The examination of a witness by the adverse party shall be called his cross-examination.

(3) The examination of a witness, subsequent to the cross-examination, by the party who called him, shall be called his re-examination.