Section 149State of Jammu-Kashmir Act
Section 149: Question not to be asked without reasonable grounds
Question not to be asked without reasonable grounds.
- No such question as is referred to on section 148 ought to be asked, unless the person asking it has reasonable grounds for thinking the imputation which it conveys is well-founded.Illustrations(a)
A barrister is instructed by an attorney or vakil that an important witness is a dakait. This is a reasonable ground for asking the witness whether he is a dakait.(b)
A pleader is informed by a person in court that an important witness is a dakait. The informant on being questioned by the pleader gives satisfactory reason for his statement. This is a reasonable for asking the witness whether he is dakait.(c)
A witness, of whom nothing whatever is known, is asked at random whether he is a dakait. There are here no reasonable grounds for the question.(d)
A witness of whom nothing whatever is known, being questioned as to his mode of life and means of living, gives unsatisfactory answers. This may be a reasonable ground for asking him if he is a dakait.Previous
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