Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 18, Rule 4 -- Affidavit of examination-in-chief - Witness stated in Court that examination-in-chief was not recorded under his instructions nor does he know the contents of his examination-in-chief - Evidentiary value of his statement in cross examination is seriously dented...........
Will -- Execution - Affidavit of examination-in-chief - Sole attesting witness examined in Court admitted that his chief affidavit i.e. examination-in-chief was not recorded under his instructions nor does he know the contents of his examination-in-chief, evidentiary value of his statement in cross-examination is seriously dented - Such evidence does not inspire..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 311 -- Recall of PW5 for further cross-examination - PW5 is a material witness and credibility of testimony of PW5 is going to have far reaching effect on outcome of case - Since at the time of cross-examination due to inadvertence or otherwise accused could not cross-examine PW5 qua some relevant aspect, in order to dispense justice..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 18, Rule 19, Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 26, Rule 1 -- Statement of witness - Appointment of Local Commission - Once Court is satisfied from medical record and age of witness that attendance in Court is not possible without risk to health, Court can direct evidence to be recorded through commission - Wrong mentioning of O.10 CPC in..........
Will -- Proof of - Will was duly produced and proved through PW3, one of attesting witnesses - While in cross-examination he was unable to recall name of other attesting witness and was confronted with unfounded suggestions of monetary inducement, however, these lapses do not in themselves, shake the core of his testimony or legal validity of execution - Document bears..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302 -- Murder - Circumstantial evidence - Sole testimony of PW2 - Cross-examination of PW2 would reveal that he has fully improved his case in his examination-in-chief - PW2 has narrated what does not find place in his statement u/s 161 Cr.P.C - Evidence of PW2 is totally contradictory and therefore totally unworthy - Apart from testimony..........
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 254(3) -- Evidence for prosecution - Deferment of cross-examination - Deferment u/s 254(3) cannot be asserted as matter of right - Parties seeking deferral u/s 254(3) BNSS, must provide sufficing reasons to invoke discretion of Court to permit cross-examination of witness to be deferred until any other witness or witnesses,..........
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 254(3) -- Evidence for prosecution - Deferment of cross-examination - Application for deferring cross examination of a witness or witnesses, on same set of facts, must be made before commencement of cross examination of a particular witness...........
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 254(3) -- Evidence for prosecution - Deferment of cross-examination - Application u/s 254(3) BNSS must be filed, as early as possible, but, in any case, before the commencement of cross examination of a witness...........
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 254(3) -- Evidence for prosecution - Deferment of cross-examination - Court u/s 254(3) BNSS, is vested with jurisdiction to permit deferment of cross examination not only of a witness but set of witnesses and it depends upon case to case justifying deferral of cross-examination...........
