Section 223 Evidence Act 2011
Section 223 Evidence Act 2011 is titled ‘Question lawful in cross-examination‘. It is under Part XII (TAKING OF ORAL EVIDENCE AND EXAMINATION OF WITNESSES) of the Act. It states as follows:
When a witness is cross-examined, he may in addition to the question referred to in preceding sections of this Part, be asked any questions which tend to –
(a) test his accuracy, veracity or credibility; or
(b) discover who he is and what is his position in life; or
(c) shake his credit, by injuring his character:
Provided that a person charged with a criminal offence and being a witness may be cross – examined to the effect, and under the circumstances, described in paragraph (c) of the proviso to section 180 of this Act.