cross-examine
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Anonymous
(Querist) 02 March 2011
This query is : Resolved
1) As a rule, a party cannot cross-examine it's own witness. As per which section or case law(s). Also cross - examine are also applicable in any tax tribunals pls guide on it. Is cross-examine applicable to any civil cases , is it applicable to any Writ, SLP. cross-examine is applicable to which case in india if any pls or it is applicable to any case & in any court whether suboridnate to high court or not.
Pls detail info about cross-examine.
2) As a layman what do u mean by hostile witness pls with the example.
Thanks A Lot In Advance.
God Bless U All.
indrajit mukhopadhyay
(Expert) 02 March 2011
in criminal cases when a witness turns hostile to the prosecution side ,then prosecution is permitted to cross examine the said witness.
hostile witness means the witness who was called by the prosecution to depose in support of the prosecution ,but suddenly takes the different footings i.e supporting the defence version, then prosecution declares that witness to be a hostile one. in one word hostility means enimity or animosity.
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Anonymous
(Querist) 02 March 2011
Thanks U Very Much Sirji because with do respected u are the one who has answered the meaning of the term hostile in detail.
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God Bless U Sirji. If Possible Can u ask my further Query which i have posted under expert column under criminal & civil head .
Pratik Sigining Off.
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(Expert) 03 March 2011
Dear Pratik,
To supplement the reply of Mr. Indrajit, defence witness can also be cross-examined by the defence side when a defence witness is treated as hostile.
Cross-examination of witnesses is allowed in any case where witnesses are produced by any side to give oral evidence about the case.
About the term "Cross-examination", you may also like to see my reply on the issues of "Examination-in-chief" and "Cross-examination" on this site at the following Link:
http://www.lawyersclubindia.com/experts/Examination-In-Chief--164196.asp
PS Dhingra
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