Case Law Analysis
|Madhya Pradesh High Court
BNSS Section 231(2) | Deferral of Cross-Examination for Related Witnesses Permissible to Protect Defence Strategy : MP HC Indore
Madhya Pradesh High Court rules that cross-examination of related witnesses testifying on identical facts may be deferred together under Section 231(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) to prevent premature disclosure of defence strategy. The ruling clarifies that trial courts must balance fairness with efficiency, ensuring accused rights are not prejudiced by sequential cross-examination of closely connected witnesses.