The defense lawyer cannot cross examine the witnesses.
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The defense lawyer cannot cross examine the witnesses.
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The right to cross-examine is the criminal defendants right to question the witnesses brought against them in court. The accused can challenge these in-court statements of the prosecutions witnesses to test for truthfulness, bias, and validity.
When the lawyer for the plaintiff or the government has finished questioning a witness, the lawyer for the defendant may then cross-examine the witness. Cross-examination is generally limited to questioning only on matters that were raised during direct examination.Section 137 of the Evidence Act defines 'Examination-in-Chief' as examination of a witness by the party who calls him for giving evidence. The examination of that witness by the adverse party is called 'cross-examination'.
Section 137 of the Evidence Act defines 'Examination-in-Chief' as examination of a witness by the party who calls him for giving evidence. The examination of that witness by the adverse party is called 'cross-examination'.