Question

During re-examination of a witness:

A No new matter can be introduced at all. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
B A new matter can be introduced as a matter of right generally Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
C A new matter can be introduced only with the permission of the court Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
D A new matter can be introduced in consultation with the opposite party. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

Solution

Section 138 of Indian Evidence Act, 1872: Order of examinations. —Witnesses shall be first examined-in-chief, then (if the adverse party so desires) cross-examined, then (if the party calling him so desires) re-examined. The examination and cross-examination must relate to relevant facts, but the cross-examination need not be confined to the facts to which the witness testified on his examination-in-chief. Direction of re-examination. —The re-examination shall be directed to the explanation of matters referred to in cross-examination; and, if new matter is, by permission of the Court, introduced in re-examination, the adverse party may further cross-examine upon that matter.

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