Indian Evidence Act, 1872

Impeaching credit of witness.

155. 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 :

(1)	-	By the evidence of persons who testify that they, from their knowledge of the witness, believe him to be unworthy of credit;
(2)	-	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;
(3)	-	By proof of former statements inconsistent with any part of his evidence which is liable to be contradicted;
(4)	-	[***]

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 .... To read the full section download the app from Google Play store