Examination of a witness on commission
Section 92 of the Border Security Force Act, 1968 deals with examination of a witness on commission. The prosecutor and the accused person in any case in which a commission is issued under section 91 may respectively forward any interrogatories in writing which the court may think relevant to the issue, and the Magistrate or officer executing the commission shall examine the witness upon such inter The Act came into force on 01 Mar 1969.
(1) The prosecutor and the accused person in any case in which a commission is issued under section 91 may respectively forward any interrogatories in writing which the court may think relevant to the issue, and the Magistrate or officer executing the commission shall examine the witness upon such interrogatories.
(2) The prosecutor and the accused person may appear before such Magistrate or officer by counsel or, except in the case of an accused person in custody, in person, and may examine, cross-examine and re-examine, as the case may be, the said witness.
(3) After a commission issued under section 91 has been duly executed, it shall be returned, together with the deposition of the witness examined thereunder to the Chief Law Officer.
(4) On receipt of a Commission, and deposition returned under sub-section (3), the Chief Law Officer shall forward the same to the court at whose instance the commission was issued or, if such court has been dissolved, to any other court convened for the trial of the accused person; and the commission, the return thereto and the deposition shall be open to inspection by the prosecutor and the accused person, and may, subject to all just exceptions, be read in evidence in the case by either the prosecutor or the accused, and shall form part of the proceedings of the court.
(5) In every case in which a commission is issued under section 91, the trial may be adjourned for specified time reasonably sufficient for the execution and return of the commission.
Section 92, The Border Security Force Act, 1968 (Act 47 of 1968).
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Questions about Section 92
What does Section 92 of the Border Security Force Act deal with?
Section 92 of the Border Security Force Act is headed "Examination of a witness on commission". The prosecutor and the accused person in any case in which a commission is issued under section 91 may respectively forward any interrogatories in writing which the court may think relevant to the issue, and the Magistrate or officer executing the commission shall examine the witness upon such inter
How do I find court cases under Section 92 of the Border Security Force Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Border Security Force Act 92, section 92 Border Security Force Act, section 92 of the Border Security Force Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 92 of the Border Security Force Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 91 (Commissions for examination of witnesses), so none of them can safely be read on its own.
When did Section 92 of the Border Security Force Act come into force?
Section 92 of the Border Security Force Act, cited as Border Security Force Act 92, came into force on 01 Mar 1969, having been enacted on 02 Sep 1968. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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