INDIAN EVIDENCE ACT, 1872
BHARATIYA SAKSHYA ADHINIYAM, 2023
139. Cross-examination of person called to produce a document.
144. Cross examination of person called to produce a document.
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INDIAN EVIDENCE ACT, 1872
139. Cross-examination of person called to produce a document. –– A person summoned to
produce a document does not become a witness by the mere fact that he produces it, and cannot be
cross-examined unless and until he is called as a witness.
Repealed / replaced by BSA India Code — IEA 1872
BHARATIYA SAKSHYA ADHINIYAM, 2023
144. Cross-examination of person called to produce a document.—A person summoned to
produce a document does not become a witness by the mere fact that he produces it, and cannot be
cross-examined unless and until he is called as a witness.
Current law India Code — BSA 2023