Preliminary
Relevancy of facts
Admissions and confessions
Statements made under special circumstances
How much of a statement is to be proved
Judgments of courts of justice when relevant
Opinions of third persons when relevant
Character when relevant
Facts which need not be proved
Oral evidence
Documentary evidence
Public documents
Presumptions as to documents
Exclusion of oral by documentary evidence
Burden of proof
Estoppel
Witnesses
Examination of witnesses
Improper admission and rejection of evidence
| Judge’s power to put questions or order production |
| Judge’s power to put questions or order production |
| 167.—(1) The Judge may, in order to discover or to obtain proper proof of relevant facts, ask any question he or she pleases, in any form at any time, of any witness or of the parties, about any fact relevant or irrelevant; and may order the production of any document or thing; and neither the parties nor their agents are entitled to make any objection to any such question or order, nor, without the permission of the court, to cross‑examine any witness upon any answer given in reply to any such question. [Act 25 of 2021 wef 01/04/2022]
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