Sections-141(Leading questions),142(When they must not be asked) and 143(When they may be asked) of the Evidence Act, 1872
The Evidence Act, 1872
(ACT NO. I OF 1872)
PRODUCTION
AND EFFECT OF EVIDENCE
CHAPTER X
OF THE EXAMINATION OF WITNESSES
Leading questions
141. Any question
suggesting the answer which the person putting it wishes or expects to receive
is called a leading question.
When they must not be asked
142. Leading questions
must not, if objected to by the adverse party be asked in an
examination-in-chief, or in a re-examination, except with the permission of the
Court.
The Court shall permit
leading questions as to matters which are introductory or undisputed, or which
have, in its opinion, been already sufficiently proved.
When they may be asked
143. Leading questions
may be asked in cross-examination.
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