BSA § 146 · Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
Section 146 BSA — Leading questions
Replaces IEA 141, IEA 142, IEA 143 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. In force since 1 July 2024.
The text
(1) Any question suggesting the answer which the person putting it wishes or expects to receive, is called a leading question.
(2) Leading questions must not, if objected to by the adverse party, be asked in an examination-in-chief, or in a re-examination, except with the permission of the Court
(3) The Court shall permit leading questions as to matters which are introductory or undisputed, or which have, in its opinion, been already sufficiently proved.
(4) Leading questions may be asked in cross-examination
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text.