Courtroom Roleplay

Cross-Examination of an Eyewitness

Courtroom Roleplay

Cross-Examination of an Eyewitness

The brief

Cross-Examination of an Eyewitness

Cross an eyewitness whose testimony has inconsistencies.

You: Defense counsel (cross-examining)
Opposite: Eyewitness on the stand

Facts: In a robbery trial under Section 309 BNS (robbery, formerly IPC 392), the prosecution's sole eyewitness (a shopkeeper) has given conflicting statements on identification distance, lighting, and time.
Your role: Defense counsel cross-examining.
Goal: Expose contradictions under Section 148 BSA (formerly Section 145, Indian Evidence Act).

Defense counsel (cross-examining)

Eyewitness on the stand

The court is in session. Make your opening statement.