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 compelled to disclose to
the Court any confidential communication which has taken place between him and his legal professional
adviser, unless he offers himself as a witness, in which case he may be compelled to disclose any such
communications as may appear to the Court necessary to be known in order to explain any evidence
which he has given, but no others. 

LAWGIST

# 129 Confidential communications with legal advisers