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BSA, 2023
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BSAChapter XSection 155
Section155

Questions intended to insult or annoy

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Summary

The Court must stop any question that appears intended to insult or annoy a witness or party. It will also forbid questions that are proper in content but phrased in a needlessly offensive way. When such a question arises the Court disallows it and it may not be asked in court.

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During cross-examination, a lawyer asks Priya a question meant to humiliate her personal reputation rather than get relevant facts. The Court will forbid that insulting question as needlessly offensive, so the lawyer cannot put it to Priya.

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The Court shall forbid any question which appears to it to be intended to insult or annoy, or which, though proper in itself, appears to the Court needlessly offensive in form.

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Chapter X

Of Examination of Witnesses

In this chapter

  • 140Order of production and examination of witnesses
  • 141Judge to decide as to admissibility of evidence
  • 142Examination of witnesses
  • 143Order of examinations
  • 144Cross-examination of person called to produce a document
  • 145Witnesses to character
  • 146Leading questions
  • 147Evidence as to matters in writing
  • 148Cross-examination as to previous statements in writing
  • 149Questions lawful in cross-examination
  • 150When witness to be compelled to answer
  • 151Court to decide when question shall be asked and when witness compelled to answer
  • 152Question not to be asked without reasonable grounds
  • 153Procedure of Court in case of question being asked without reasonable grounds
  • 154Indecent and scandalous questions
  • 155Questions intended to insult or annoy
  • 156Exclusion of evidence to contradict answers to questions testing veracity
  • 157Question by party to his own witness
  • 158Impeaching credit of witness
  • 159Questions tending to corroborate evidence of relevant fact, admissible
  • 160Former statements of witness may be proved to corroborate later testimony as to same fact
  • 161What matters may be proved in connection with proved statement relevant under section 26 or 27
  • 162Refreshing memory
  • 163Testimony to facts stated in document mentioned in section 162
  • 164Right of adverse party as to writing used to refresh memory
  • 165Production of documents
  • 166Giving, as evidence, of document called for and produced on notice
  • 167Using, as evidence, of document production of which was refused on notice
  • 168Judge's power to put questions or order production
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