The Indian Evidence Act

Who may testify

Witness unable to communicate verbally

Parties to civil suit, and their wives or husbands. Husband or wife of person under criminal trial

Judges and Magistrates

Communications during marriage

Evidence as to affairs of State

Official communications

Information as to commission of offences

Professional communications

Section 126 to apply to interpreters, etc

Privilege not waived by volunteering evidence

Confidential communications with legal advisers

Production of title-deeds of witness not a party

Production of documents or electronic records which another person, having possession, could refuse to produce

Witness not excused from answering on ground that answer will criminate

Accomplice

Number of witnesses


CHAPTER IX.--OF WITNESSES


1 [119. Witness unable to communicate verbally. -- A witness who is unable to speak may give his
evidence in any other manner in which he can make it intelligible, as by writing or by signs; but such
writing must be written and the signs made in open Court, evidence so given shall be deemed to be oral
evidence:

Provided that if the witness is unable to communicate verbally, the Court shall take the assistance of
an interpreter or a special educator in recording the statement, and such statement shall be video graphed. ]

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