In a recent judgment by the Supreme Court of India, the bench comprising Chief Justice of India Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, Justice J.B. Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj Misra expressed concern over the ineffective cross-examination conducted by public prosecutors. The case, Criminal Appeal of 2015, involved an appeal by Anees against his conviction for the murder of
What is the Role of the Public Prosecutor and Trial Judge in the Cross-examination of Hostile Witnesses? Explains Supreme Court
