The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
Section 144. Cross examination of person called to produce a document.
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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Replaces
Indian Evidence Act, 1872, Section 139
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