IEA Chapter 9: Witnesses

Repealed on 1 July 2024 and replaced by the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (BSA).

1. Section 118. Who may testify
2. Section 119. Dumb witnesses
3. Section 120. Parties to civil suit, and their wives or husbands. Husband or wife of person under criminal trial
4. Section 121. Judges and Magistrates
5. Section 122. Communications during marriage
6. Section 123. Evidence as to affairs of State
7. Section 124. Official communications
8. Section 125. Information as to commission of offences
9. Section 126. Professional communications
10. Section 127. Section 126 to apply to interpreters, etc
11. Section 128. Privilege not waived by volunteering evidence
12. Section 129. Confidential communications with legal advisers
13. Section 130. Production of title-deeds of witness not a party
14. Section 131. Production of documents or electronic records which another person, having possession, could refuse to produce
15. Section 132. Witness not excused from answering on ground that answer will criminate
16. Section 133. Accomplice
17. Section 134. Number of witnesses