Section 155: Questions intended to insult or annoy

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

1 question in 5 of our papers cite Section 155. Try these from the free papers:

1. 1. Assertion (A): The Court may allow a question which appears to it to be intended to insult or annoy a witness, if the question relates to a fact in issue. Reason (R): Section 155 of the BSA directs that the Court shall forbid any question which appears to it to be intended to insult or annoy, or which, though proper in itself, appears to the Court needlessly offensive in form.

   A.Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of AB.A is false, but R is trueC.A is true, but R is falseD.Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
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