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IEA Chapter XSection 152

Section152

Questions intended to insult or annoy

The Court shall forbid any question which appears to it to be intended to insult or annoy, or which, though proper in itself, appears to the Court needlessly offensive in form.

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Chapter X

Of the Examination of Witnesses

In this chapter

135Order of production and examination of witnesses
136Judge to decide as to admissibility of evidence
137Examination-in-chief
138Order of examinations

Previous · Section 151Indecent and scandalous questions Next · Section 153Exclusion of evidence to contradict answers to questions testing veracity

139

Cross-examination of person called to produce a document

140Witnesses to character

141Leading questions

142When they must not be asked

143When they may be asked

144Evidence as to matters in writing

145Cross-examination as to previous statements in writing

146Questions lawful in cross-examination

147When witness to be compelled to answer

148Court to decide when question shall be asked and when witness compelled to answer

149Question not to be asked without reasonable grounds

150Procedure of Court in case of question being asked without reasonable grounds

151Indecent and scandalous questions

152Questions intended to insult or annoy

153Exclusion of evidence to contradict answers to questions testing veracity

154Question by party to his own witness

155Impeaching credit of witness

156Question tending to corroborate evidence of relevant fact, admissible

157Former statements of witness may be proved to corroborate later testimony as to same fact

158What matters may be proved in connection with proved statement relevant under section 32 or 33

159Refreshing memory

160Testimony to facts stated in document mentioned in section 159

161Right of adverse party as to writing used to refresh memory

162Production of documents

163Giving, as evidence, of document called for and produced on notice

164Using, as evidence, of document production of which was refused on notice

165Judge’s power to put questions or order production

166Power of jury or assessors to put questions