Qanun-e-Shahadat Order, 1984

QSO 1984 § Article 133 — Order of examinations

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Statutory text (English)

(1) Witnesses shall be first examined-in-chief, then (if the
adverse party so desires) cross-examined, then (if the party calling him so desires) re- examined.

(2) The examination and cross-examination must relate to relevant facts but the cross-
examination need not be confined to the facts to which the witness testified on his examination-in-
chief.

(3) The re-examination shall be directed to the explanation of matters referred to in cross-
examination; and, if new matter is, by permission of the Court, introduced in re- examination, the
adverse party may further cross-examine that matter.

Source and verification

Source citation: Qanun-e-Shahadat Order, 1984 (P.O. No. X of 1984) Art. 133: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE QANUN-E-SHAHADAT ORDER 1984 (LAW OF EVIDENCE)' (P.O. No. X of 1984, last amended 2017-02-16 incl. Act No. IV of 2017), p. 60, ingested 2026-09-15. Automated transcription from official source (pypdf extraction, audited artifact repair); human admin re-check required before production.

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