Indian Evidence Act, 1872

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Sections	Particulars
Chapter X	The Examination Of Witnesses
145	Cross–examination as to previous Statements in writing
Description	A witness may be cross- examined as to previous statements made by him in writing or reduced into writing or reduced into writing, and relevant to matters in question, without such writing being shown to him, or being proved; but, if it is intended to contradict him by the writing, his attention must, before the writing can be proved, be called to those parts of its which are to be used for the purpose of contradicting him.