Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam 2023
Section 142 :
Examination of witnesses :
(See section 137 of IEA 1872)
(1) The examination of 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 crossexamination.
(3) The examination of a witness, subsequent to the cross-examination, by the party who called him, shall be called his re-examination.