https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309566 Sections 137 and 138 of the Indian Evidence Act confine cross-examination to an adverse party. Where the petitioner's pleadings supported the witness's case and no conflicting interest was shown, the witness could not be treated as adverse to the petitioner. On those facts, no right to cross-examine P.W.1 arose in the petitioner's favour, and the refusal to permit cross-examination was upheld. en-us Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 11 Sep 2023 10:59:54 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309566 Sections 137 and 138 of the Indian Evidence Act confine cross-examination to an adverse party. Where the petitioner's pleadings supported the witness's case and no conflicting interest was shown, the witness could not be treated as adverse to the petitioner. On those facts, no right to cross-examine P.W.1 arose in the petitioner's favour, and the refusal to permit cross-examination was upheld. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309566