proposed in the
charge-sheet, to be cross-examined, there is no specific provision for
deferring cross-examination of a witness till the next cited ... cross-examine on behalf of the petitioner. What the
petitioner seeks is not to cross-examine PW2, but to defer his cross-
examination till
prays time for cross examination.
As no sufficient ground shown, cross examination
of PW1 taken as nil.
Issue ... sufficient ground is shown
to defer the cross-examination of PW-1 and closes the
cross-examination. It is the aforesaid order that has driven
deferring cross
of the eye witnesses.
7. According to the petitioners, an application under Section 254(3)
BNSS, for deferring cross examination of any witness ... deferring cross examination of PWs 1, 2, 3, 5, 7 and 8 is allowed and their
cross examination shall remain deferred until all of them
deferring cross
of the eye witnesses.
7. According to the petitioners, an application under Section 254(3)
BNSS, for deferring cross examination of any witness ... deferring cross examination of PWs 1, 2, 3, 5, 7 and 8 is allowed and their
cross examination shall remain deferred until all of them
crossexamination of
a particular witness, it would not mean that such cross
examination is to be indefinitely postponed or scheduled for too
distant ... crossexamination of any
witness, the trial courts must specify a proximate date for the
crossexamination of that witness, after the examinationinchief
either not cross-
examined, or are only partly cross-examined by the
accused, and their cross-examination/ further cross-
examination is deferred. Without any explicable ... means not only examination-in-chief but also cross-
examination. The use of the discretion resulting in cross-
examination being deferred has the consequence
cross-examination of any
witness, the trial courts must
specify a proximate date for the
cross-examination of that witness,
after the examination-in-chief ... cross-
examination of the complainant, to be conducted
after the examination-in-chief of witnesses no.4,
5 and 9.
15.4 The cross-examination
once and deferment of their cross-examination till completion of chief
examination and if cross-examination is not deferred, the defence of the petitioner ... next day for cross-examination.
It is inconceivable in law that the cross-examination should be deferred for such a long
time. It is anathema
holding that by the said
application the petitioner intends to defer cross examination of
14 witnesses and no justifiable reason has been assigned and
accordingly ... cross-
examination of any witness, the trial courts must specify
a proximate date for the cross-examination of that
witness, after the examination-in-chief
recall any witness for further cross-
examination."
7. The cross-examination of every witness should follow
his examination-in-chief according to Section ... reserve the cross-examination to a subsequent date. The
accused is, therefore, not entitled as of right to
postponement of the cross-examination. The Court
