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


No one shall be permitted to give any evidence derived
from unpublished official records relating to any affairs of State, except with the permission of the officer
at the head of the department concerned, who shall give or withhold such permission as he thinks fit. 

LAWGIST

# 123 Evidence as to affairs of State