मुषित संनिधौ बाह्यानाम् अभ्यन्तराणां च साक्षिणाम् अभिशस्तस्य देश जाति गोत्र नाम कर्म सार सहाय निवासान् अनुयुञ्जीत ॥
WHETHER an accused is a stranger or a relative to a complainant, his defence witness shall, in the presence of the complainant, be asked as to the defendant's country, caste, family, name, occupation, property, friends, and residence.