Indian Evidence Act, 1872
← Indian Evidence Act, 1872
X — OF THE EXAMINATION OF WITNESSES · Section 142

When they must not be asked

Synced on 04 Jul 2026Text as per India Code

Leading questions must not, if objected to by the adverse party, be asked in an examination-in-chief, or in a re-examination, except with the permission of the Court. The Court shall permit leading questions as to matters which are introductory or undisputed, or which have, in its opinion, been already sufficiently proved.

Judgments on Section 142