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Cross-examination of a witness:

A. Must relate to relevant facts and has to be confined to what the witness testified in examination-in-chief

B. Must relate to relevant facts but need not be confined to what the witness testified in examination-in-chief

C. May not relate to relevant facts but must relate to what the witness testified in examination-in-chief

D. May not relate to relevant facts and may not be confined to what the witness testified in examination-in-chief

Answer: Option B


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