Indian Evidence Act — Section 138

Order of examinations.––Witnesses shall be first examined-in-chief, then (if the adverse party

138. Order of examinations.––Witnesses shall be first examined-in-chief, then (if the adverse party

so desires) cross-examined, then (if the party calling him so desires) re-examined.

The examination and cross-examination must relate to relevant facts, but the cross-examination need

not be confined to the facts to which the witness testified on his examination-in-chief.

Direction of re-examination.––The re-examination shall be directed to the explanation of matters

referred to in cross-examination; and, if new matter is, by permission of the Court, introduced in re-examination, the adverse party may further cross-examine upon that matter.

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