Section 223 of the Evidence Act 2011 – What it Says and All You Need to Know.
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Section 223 of the Evidence Act 2011 Provides as Follows:
When a witness is cross-examined, he may in addition to the question referred to in preceding sections of this Part, be asked any questions which tend to –
(a) test his accuracy, veracity or credibility; or
(b) discover who he is and what is his position in life; or
(c) shake his credit, by injuring his character:
Provided that a person charged with a criminal offence and being a witness may be cross – examined to the effect, and under the circumstances, described in paragraph (c) of the proviso to section 180 of this Act.
Other Relevant Sections:
- Section 224 of the Evidence Act 2011
- Section 225 of the Evidence Act 2011
- Section 226 of the Evidence Act 2011