Indecent and scandalous questions
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Summary
Court can stop questions it regards as indecent or scandalous, even if they have some bearing on the case, unless the questions relate to facts in issue or to matters necessary to decide whether those facts existed. The power protects witness dignity and keeps the trial focused. Such questions may not be asked or pursued in court.
Example
Meera sues her landlord for unpaid rent. During cross-examination the landlord's lawyer asks intrusive questions about Meera's private sexual life that do not help decide whether rent was unpaid. The court forbids those indecent questions, though it would allow them if they were necessary to prove the disputed facts.
Bare Act
Enacted textThe Court may forbid any questions or inquiries which it regards as indecent or scandalous, although such questions or inquiries may have some bearing on the questions before the Court, unless they relate to facts in issue, or to matters necessary to be known in order to determine whether or not the facts in issue existed.
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