In a criminal case of my client, there are 18 witnesses. Out of these 18 witnesses nobody came to court to give evidence. Even the complainant did not come to court. Only the IO who is the 18th witness, came to court and gave evidence. During chief examination, IO exhibited around 25 documents ie, the statements of witnesses, letters from technical persons, etc. The same were marked as exhibits. As my senior used to represent the case and he suddenly expired, I was present on that day when IO was chief examined. I prayed for some time to prepare for cross examination. But the IO did not accept and the magistrate entered in court record that cross-examination of IO is marked as NIL.
Sir, Is it possible for me cross examine the IO now?
I also want to make objections to the records that he exhibited.
