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IEA, 1872
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IEAChapter XSection 166
Section166

Power of jury or assessors to put questions

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Jury members or assessors may ask questions to witnesses in trials that use a jury or assessors. They must put those questions through the Judge or ask the Judge's leave. Only questions the Judge himself might ask and considers proper are allowed.

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Ravi is on a jury and a witness gives a confusing account. The jurors want to clarify and ask the Judge for permission to put a question. The Judge allows a question that he could himself ask, so the witness answers under the Judge's direction.

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In cases tried by jury or with assessors, the jury or assessors may put any question to the witnesses, through or by leave of the Judge, which the Judge himself might put and which he considers proper.

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Chapter X

Of the Examination of Witnesses

In this chapter

  • 135Order of production and examination of witnesses
  • 136Judge to decide as to admissibility of evidence
  • 137Examination-in-chief
  • 138Order of examinations
  • 139Cross-examination of person called to produce a document
  • 140Witnesses to character
  • 141Leading questions
  • 142When they must not be asked
  • 143When they may be asked
  • 144Evidence as to matters in writing
  • 145Cross-examination as to previous statements in writing
  • 146Questions lawful in cross-examination
  • 147When witness to be compelled to answer
  • 148Court to decide when question shall be asked and when witness compelled to answer
  • 149Question not to be asked without reasonable grounds
  • 150Procedure of Court in case of question being asked without reasonable grounds
  • 151Indecent and scandalous questions
  • 152Questions intended to insult or annoy
  • 153Exclusion of evidence to contradict answers to questions testing veracity
  • 154Question by party to his own witness
  • 155Impeaching credit of witness
  • 156Question tending to corroborate evidence of relevant fact, admissible
  • 157Former statements of witness may be proved to corroborate later testimony as to same fact
  • 158What matters may be proved in connection with proved statement relevant under section 32 or 33
  • 159Refreshing memory
  • 160Testimony to facts stated in document mentioned in section 159
  • 161Right of adverse party as to writing used to refresh memory
  • 162Production of documents
  • 163Giving, as evidence, of document called for and produced on notice
  • 164Using, as evidence, of document production of which was refused on notice
  • 165Judge’s power to put questions or order production
  • 166Power of jury or assessors to put questions
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