Landmark case · Law of Evidence · Semester 2

Tahsildar Singh v. State of U.P.

AIR 1959 SC 1012 · Supreme Court of India

A previous statement can be used to contradict a witness only if the portion relied on is put to the witness as required by the statute.

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Examination of witnesses — Unit V, Law of Evidence.

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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)