Reasonable grounds for imputation questions prevent unsupported allegations against witnesses in the course of witness examination. Section 149 requires reasonable grounds before a question conveying an imputation of the kind contemplated by section 148 may be put to a witness. Random ... Summary
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Reasonable grounds for imputation questions prevent unsupported allegations against witnesses in the course of witness examination.
Section 149 requires reasonable grounds before a question conveying an imputation of the kind contemplated by section 148 may be put to a witness. Random accusations against a witness about whom nothing is known lack reasonable grounds; however, unsatisfactory answers concerning the witness's mode of life and means of living may justify asking whether the witness is a dacoit.
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