भारतीय साक्ष्य अधिनियम, 2023 / Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
BSA Section 142 — Examination of witnesses
हिंदी पाठ
(1) किसी साक्षी की उस पक्षकार द्वारा परीक्षा, जो उसे बुलाता है, उसकी मुख्य परीक्षा कहलाएगी ।
(2) किसी साक्षी की प्रतिपक्षी द्वारा की गई परीक्षा उसकी प्रतिपरीक्षा कहलाएगी ।
(3) किसी साक्षी की प्रतिपरीक्षा के पश्चात् उसकी उस पक्षकार द्वारा परीक्षा, जिसने उसे बुलाया था, उसकी पुन:परीक्षा कहलाएगी ।
Official text
(1) The examination of a witness by the party who calls him shall be called his examination-in-chief.
(2) The examination of a witness by the adverse party shall be called his cross-examination.
(3) The examination of a witness, subsequent to the cross-examination, by the party who called him, shall be called his re-examination.