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When a witness is cross-examined, he may, in addition to the questions hereinbefore referred to, be asked any questions which tend— (a) to test his veracity; or (b) to discover who he is and what is his position in life; or (c) to shake his credit, by injuring his character, although the answer to such questions might tend directly or indirectly to criminate him, or might expose or tend directly or indirectly to expose him to a penalty or forfeiture: Order of examinations. Cross- examination of person called to produce a document. Witnesses to character. Leading questions. Evidence as to matters in writing. Cross- examination as to previous statements in writing. Questions lawful in cross- examination. 40 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [Part II— _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ 40 ꯗꯒꯦꯖꯦꯠꯑꯣꯐꯏꯟꯗꯤꯌꯥꯑꯦꯛꯁꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯔꯤ [Part II- ꯆꯥꯡꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯔꯗꯔ꯫ ꯗꯣꯀꯨꯃꯦꯟ꯭ꯠꯑꯃ ꯄꯨꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕꯀꯧꯈꯤꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯀ ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁ ꯑꯦꯛꯖꯥꯃꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ꯫ ꯆꯔꯤꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯤ ꯈꯨꯗꯝ-ꯆꯥꯡꯗꯝ꯫ ꯃꯥꯡꯖꯤꯜꯊꯥꯔꯤꯕ ꯋꯥꯐꯝꯁꯤꯡ꯫ ꯋꯥꯐꯝꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯑꯏꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯄ ꯭ ꯔꯃꯥꯟꯄꯤ ꯫ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯏꯕ ꯋꯥꯐꯝꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯍꯛꯊꯦꯡꯅꯅ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯟꯕꯤꯒꯗꯕ ꯅꯤ꯫ ꯀ ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁ ꯑꯦꯛꯖꯥꯃꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟꯗ ꯑꯥꯏꯟꯅꯌꯥꯔꯕ ꯄ ꯭ ꯔꯃꯥꯟꯁꯤꯡ꯫