 Sir, can a public prosecutor treat his own witness as hostile? See, the discretion conferred on the court under section 154 of the evidence act is an unqualified and unpramiled one, apart from any question of hostility. The power under section 154 has to be liberally exercised. Whenever the court from the demeanor, temper, attitude, bearing, tenor and tendency of his answers, previous inconsistent statement or otherwise by the witness think it appropriate to grant such permission as expedient to extract the troops and do justice. If the witness does not support the prosecution case, or if he deviates from his own previous statement given to the police, you may refer to, again, Sir Paul versus Delhi administration, paragraph 37. A year 1976, Supreme Court 294. A year 1976, Supreme Court 294. Justice Sarkaria.