Section 140 of BSA : Section 140: Order of production and examination of witnesses.

Explanation using Example

Example 1:

Scenario: A criminal trial for theft in a district court in India.

Details:

• The prosecution has a list of witnesses, including the shop owner, a security guard, and a forensic expert.
• The defense also has witnesses, including an alibi witness and a character witness.

Application of Section 140:

• The court will follow the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) to determine the order in which these witnesses are called to testify.
• Typically, the prosecution will present its witnesses first. The shop owner may be called to testify about the theft, followed by the security guard who witnessed the incident, and then the forensic expert who analyzed the evidence.
• After the prosecution has presented its witnesses, the defense will have the opportunity to call its witnesses. The alibi witness may testify that the accused was elsewhere at the time of the theft, and the character witness may tes...

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