(1) The witnesses of the case filed in the court shall be brought by the concerned party on the day fixed by the court.
(2) Notwithstanding anything written in sub-section (1), if the defendants are present at the time of filing such a case, the plaintiff, the defendant or both parties may submit their witness evidence to the court at any time when the case is filed.
(3) When presenting the witness according to sub-section (1) or (2), the witness of the government side of the case related to the offense under Schedule-1 and Schedule-2 shall be made present by the concerned investigating officer or his office through the public prosecutor's office.
(4) According to sub-section (1), the witness who does not appear on the date fixed for hearing the witness shall be dismissed. However, if the party files an application to open the case due to uncontrollable circumstances, the court may set another date to hear such witness.
(5) In the case of an offense mentioned in Schedule-1 or Schedule-2 of this Code, if the process of witness examination has not started because all the defendants are not present, if a party does not present the witness it has given immediately, request that such witnesses be presented immediately and show the reason why they cannot be presented later. Can do.
(6) If there is a request according to sub-section (5) and if such reason is reasonable, the court may disclose the reason and make the statement of such witness immediately.
(7) In accordance with sub-section (6), the parties to the case shall be allowed to cross-examine the parties to the case as long as they are present in the affidavit made by the witness, and if such a situation does not exist, the party appearing later may rebut the affidavit.