Indian Evidence Act, 1872 · Chapter X: Of the Examination of Witnesses
Section 137: Examination-in-chief
The Indian Evidence Act, 1872 was repealed and replaced by the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 from 1 July 2024. It still applies to offences and proceedings from before that date.
The examination of witness by the party who calls him shall be called his examination-in-chief. Cross-examination.––The examination of a witness by the adverse party shall be called his cross-examination. Re-examination.––The examination of a witness, subsequent to the cross-examination by the party who called him, shall be called his re-examination.
Corresponding sections were matched by comparing the wording of both official texts, and for the IPC and BNS, also against a published correspondence table. Wording, punishments and structure often changed, so read both sections before relying on the match.
Source: India Code (Legislative Department), the text of the Act as it stood before its repeal. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here.
Supreme Court judgments citing the section 137
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Mohammed Abdul Wahid v. Nilofer & Anr.
Whether under the Code of Civil Procedure, there is envisaged a difference between a party to a suit and a witness in a suit, does the phrase plaintiff ’s/ defendant’s witness exclude the plaintiffor defendant…
- Rajesh Prasad v. The State of Bihar and Anr. Etc.
- A.T. Mydeen and Another v. The Assistant Commissioner, Customs Department
- Anita Sharma & Ors. v. The New India Assurance Co. Ltd. & Anr.
- Sunita & Ors. v. Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation & Anr.