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The credit of a witness may be impeached in the following ways by the adverse party, or, with the consent of the Court, by the party who calls him— (a) by the evidence of persons who testify that they, from their knowledge of the witness, believe him to be unworthy of credit; (b) by proof that the witness has been bribed, or has accepted the offer of a bribe, or has received any other corrupt inducement to give his evidence; (c) by proof of former statements inconsistent with any part of his evidence which is liable to be contradicted. Explanation.—A witness declaring another witness to be unworthy of credit may not, upon his examination-in-chief, give reasons for his belief, but he may be asked his reasons in cross-examination, and the answers which he gives cannot be contradicted, though, if they are false, he may afterwards be charged with giving false evidence. Indecent and scandalous questions. Questions intended to insult or annoy. Exclusion of evidence to contradict answers to questions testing veracity. Question by party to his own witness. Impeaching credit of witness. 42 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [Part II— _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ 42 ꯗꯒꯦꯖꯦꯠꯑꯣꯐꯏꯟꯗꯤꯌꯥꯑꯦꯛꯁꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯔꯤ [Part II- ꯅꯥꯇꯩꯆꯥꯗꯕꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯋꯥꯊꯣꯛ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯤꯡꯉꯥꯏ ꯋꯥꯍꯪꯁꯤꯡ꯫ ꯏꯀꯥꯏꯕꯄꯤꯅꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯑꯋꯥꯕ ꯄꯤꯅꯕꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝꯗ ꯍꯪꯂꯛꯄꯋꯥꯍꯪꯁꯤꯡ꯫ ꯄ ꯭ ꯔꯃꯥꯟꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯥꯎꯗꯕꯅꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯒꯤꯆꯥꯡꯌꯦꯡ ꯇꯧꯕ ꯄ ꯭ ꯔꯃꯥꯟꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯎꯈꯨꯝꯁꯤꯡꯗ ꯌꯦꯠꯅꯕꯊꯣꯛꯍꯟꯕ ꯫ ꯄꯥꯔꯇꯤꯑꯃꯅ ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯃꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯁꯥꯈꯤꯗꯍꯪꯕꯋꯥꯍꯪ꯫ ꯁꯥꯈꯤꯗꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯁꯤꯕꯒꯤꯆꯨꯅꯕ꯫