Landmark case · Law of Evidence · Semester 2
State of Rajasthan v. Ani
AIR 1997 SC 1023 · Supreme Court of India
The trial judge may put questions to elicit the truth; that power does not make the judge a prosecutor.
From topic
Examination of witnesses — Unit V, Law of Evidence.
Related sections:
- Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, 140–143 — Order of production and examination-in-chief, cross-examination and re-examination (IEA 135–138)
- Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, 148 — Cross-examination as to previous statements in writing (IEA 145)
- Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, 157 — Impeaching credit of witness (IEA 155)
- Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, 168 — Judge's power to put questions or order production (IEA 165)