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CHAPTER X.––OF THE EXAMINATION OF WITNESSES

Section 135: Order of production and examination of witnesses

The Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (repealed)

Repealed by the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (47 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024.

The order in which witnesses are produced and examined shall be regulated by the law and practice for the time being relating to civil and criminal procedure respectively, and, in the absence of any such law, by the discretion of the Court.

Now in the BSA

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

135. Order of production and examination of witnesses.BSA 140

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  1. 1. Under Section 140 of the BSA, the order in which witnesses are produced and examined is regulated by:

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