Section 142 Indian Evidence Act 1872
Section 142 Indian Evidence Act 1872
Section 142 of the Indian Evidence Act 1872 is about ‘When they must not be asked’. It is under Chapter X of the Act. Chapter X is titled ‘OF THE EXAMINATION OF WITNESSES‘.
When they must not be asked
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.
See also:
Section 141 Indian Evidence Act 1872 (Court may presume existence of certain facts)