Indian Evidence Act, 1872 · Chapter X: Of the Examination of Witnesses
Section 166: Power of jury or assessors to put questions
The Indian Evidence Act, 1872 was repealed and replaced by the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 from 1 July 2024. It still applies to matters and proceedings from before that date, as the repealing law provides.
In plain words
In cases tried by jury or with assessors, they can put questions to witnesses, through or with the Judge's leave, that the Judge could ask and considers proper.
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Official text
In cases tried by jury or with assessors, the jury or assessors may put any questions to the witnesses, through or by leave of the Judge, which the Judge himself might put and which he considers proper.
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 166
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