Order of production and examination of witnesses Under Evidence Act

Section 135 talks about the Order of production and examination of witnesses. The section says that the order in which witnesses are produced and examined shall be regulated by the law and practice for the time being relating to civil and criminal procedure respectively, and, in the absence of any such law, by the discretion of the Court. The order in which the witnesses are to be presented for examination is to be decided by the party leading the evidence and the court is very slow in interfering with the order. However, the court has the discretion to do so as long as it is fairly exercised. Section 135 deals with the order in which witnesses are to be produced for examination. It is generally done by the law and practice for time being relating to Civil and Criminal Procedure, and in absence of any such law by the direction of the court. In civil proceedings, Orders, and Rules prescribed by the Civil Procedure Code, 1908 are to be followed. Under Order XVIII, Rule 1, it is generally the right of the plaintiff to begin. After examination, the defendant under Order XVIII, Rule 2, will examine the witnesses. In criminal proceedings, the procedures as laid down by the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 are to be followed. There are various sections in the Criminal Procedure followed for examination of witnesses