BSA Section 154: Indecent and scandalous questions
Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 · Chapter 10: Of Examination of Witnesses
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154. The Court may forbid any questions or inquiries which it regards as indecent or scandalous, although such questions or inquiries may have some bearing on the questions before the Court, unless they relate to facts in issue, or to matters necessary to be known in order to determine whether or not the facts in issue existed.
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Other sections in this chapter
- 140. Order of production and examination of witnesses
- 141. Judge to decide as to admissibility of evidence
- 142. Examination of witnesses
- 143. Order of examinations
- 144. Cross-examination of person called to produce a document
- 145. Witnesses to character
- 146. Leading questions
- 147. Evidence as to matters in writing
- 148. Cross-examination as to previous statements in writing
- 149. Questions lawful in cross-examination
- 150. When witness to be compelled to answer
- 151. Court to decide when question shall be asked and when witness compelled to answer
- 152. Question not to be asked without reasonable grounds
- 153. Procedure of Court in case of question being asked without reasonable grounds
- 155. Questions intended to insult or annoy
- 156. Exclusion of evidence to contradict answers to questions testing veracity
- 157. Question by party to his own witness
- 158. Impeaching credit of witness
- 159. Questions tending to corroborate evidence of relevant fact, admissible
- 160. Former statements of witness may be proved to corroborate later testimony as to same fact
- 161. What matters may be proved in connection with proved statement relevant under section 26 or 27
- 162. Refreshing memory
- 163. Testimony to facts stated in document mentioned in section 162
- 164. Right of adverse party as to writing used to refresh memory
- 165. Production of documents
- 166. Giving, as evidence, of document called for and produced on notice
- 167. Using, as evidence, of document production of which was refused on notice
- 168. Judge\u2019s power to put questions or order production