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Section 144 BSA — Crossexamination of person called to produce a document

Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 · Official PDF page 40

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144.A person summoned to produce a document does not become a witness by the mere fact that he produces it, and cannot be cross-examined unless and until he is called as a witness.

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