Section 221 of the Evidence Act 2011 – What it Says and All You Need to Know.
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Section 221 of the Evidence Act 2011 Provides as Follows:
(1) Any question suggesting the answer which the person putting it wishes or expects to receive is called a leading question.
(2) Leading questions shall not be asked in examination–in–chief, or in re-examination, except with the permission of the court.
(3) The court shall permit leading questions as to matters which are introductory or undisputed, or which have, in its opinion, been already sufficiently proved.
(4) Leading questions may be asked in cross-examination.
Other Relevant Sections:
- Section 222 of the Evidence Act 2011
- Section 223 of the Evidence Act 2011
- Section 224 of the Evidence Act 2011