BSA · Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023

Section 144 — Cross examination of person called to produce a document.

Replaces Evidence Act Section 139.

A person summoned to produce a document does not become a witness by the mere fact that he produces it, and cannot be cross-examined unless and until he is called as a witness.

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