Section 152: Question not to be asked without reasonable grounds

Corresponding Evidence Act provision

As given in the correspondence table of the National Crime Records Bureau (Ministry of Home Affairs). Read both texts before relying on it. NCRB table

Questions on this section

3 questions in 11 of our papers cite Section 152. Try these from the free papers:

1. 1. Consider the following statements under the BSA: 1. A question relevant only because it affects the credit of a witness by injuring his character ought not to be asked unless the person asking it has reasonable grounds for thinking the imputation it conveys is well-founded. 2. If such a question is asked by an advocate without reasonable grounds, the Court may report the circumstances to the High Court or other authority to which the advocate is subject. 3. The Court may forbid indecent or scandalous questions even when they relate to facts in issue. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

   A.1 and 2 onlyB.1 and 3 onlyC.1, 2 and 3D.2 and 3 only
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2. 2. A witness, of whom nothing at all is known to the cross-examining advocate, is questioned about his mode of life and means of living and gives unsatisfactory answers. The advocate then wishes to ask him whether he is a dacoit. Under Section 152 of the BSA and its illustrations:

   A.the question may be asked only if another advocate has first given instructions to that effectB.the question can never be asked, because nothing was known about the witness beforehandC.the question may be asked at random of any witness, as it only tests his veracityD.the unsatisfactory answers may be a reasonable ground for asking him if he is a dacoit
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