Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973
287.Parties may examine witnesses.-
(1) The parties to any proceeding under this
Code in which a commission is issued may respectively forward any
interrogatories in writing which the Court or Magistrate directing the
commission may think relevant to the issue, and it shall be lawful for the
Magistrate, Court or officer to whom the commission is directed, or to whom the
duty of executing it is delegated, to examine the witness upon such
interrogatories.
(2) Any such party may appear before such Magistrate, Court or officer by
pleader, or if not in custody, in person, and may examine, cross-examine and
re-examine (as the case may be) the said witness.