{"id":2165,"date":"2024-03-05T15:28:45","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T15:28:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=2165"},"modified":"2024-03-05T15:28:45","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T15:28:45","slug":"in-which-of-the-following-case-the-supreme-court-held-that-where-the-witness-became-confused-in-the-course-of-his-examination-the-court-could-put-questions-to-him-to-elicit-the-truth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/in-which-of-the-following-case-the-supreme-court-held-that-where-the-witness-became-confused-in-the-course-of-his-examination-the-court-could-put-questions-to-him-to-elicit-the-truth\/","title":{"rendered":"In which of the following case the Supreme Court held that, &#8220;where the witness became confused in the course of his examination, the court could put questions to him to elicit the truth?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n    <!-- Check if it's an AMP page -->\r\n            <!-- Non-AMP version -->\r\n        <div class=\"mcq-container\" data-quiz-id=\"quizState_6a9885628cd8f\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option1\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    State of Rajasthan Vs. Eni                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option2\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    D.C. Wadhwa Vs. State of Bihar                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option3\" data-is-correct=\"true\">\r\n                    Shankari Pradad Vs. Union of India                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option4\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    Lila Dhar Vs. 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Union of India, the Supreme Court held that, &#8220;where the witness became confused in the course of his examination, the court could put questions <div class=\"youtube-subscribe-container\">\r\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCNHT8lW-JmLC68rjBfZhdkg?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"youtube-subscribe-button\">\r\n            <span class=\"youtube-icon\">\r\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\">\r\n                    <path d=\"M549.7 124.1c-6.3-23.7-24.8-42.3-48.3-48.6C458.8 64 288 64 288 64S117.2 64 74.6 75.5c-23.5 6.3-42 24.9-48.3 48.6-11.4 42.9-11.4 132.3-11.4 132.3s0 89.4 11.4 132.3c6.3 23.7 24.8 41.5 48.3 47.8C117.2 448 288 448 288 448s170.8 0 213.4-11.5c23.5-6.3 42-24.2 48.3-47.8 11.4-42.9 11.4-132.3 11.4-132.3s0-89.4-11.4-132.3zm-317.5 213.5V175.2l142.7 81.2-142.7 81.2z\"\/>\r\n                <\/svg>\r\n            <\/span>\r\n            Subscribe on YouTube\r\n        <\/a>\r\n    <\/div> to him to elicit the truth.&#8221; This is because the court has a duty to ensure that the truth is brought out in court proceedings. 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In the case of D.C. Wadhwa v. State of Bihar, the Supreme Court held that the court could not put questions to a witness who was hostile to the prosecution. In the case of Lila Dhar v. State of Rajasthan, the Supreme Court held that the court could not put questions to a witness who was not a party to the case.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Subscribe on YouTube<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>In which of the following case the Supreme Court held that, &quot;where the witness became confused in the course of his examination, the court could put questions to him to elicit the truth?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In the case of Shankari Prasad v. 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