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Section 126 - The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
126. Competency of husband and wife as witnesses in certain cases.
(1) In all civil proceedings the parties to the suit, and the husband or wife of any party to the suit, shall be competent witnesses.
(2) In criminal proceedings against any person, the husband or wife of such person, respectively, shall be a competent witness.
Related Sections
- Section 79: Presumption as to documents produced as record of evidence, etc
- Section 116: Birth during marriage, conclusive proof of legitimacy
- Section 72: Comparison of signature, writing or seal with others admitted or proved
- Section 73: Proof as to verification of digital signature
- Section 139: Number of witnesses
Related Acts
- Bilateral Netting of Qualified Financial Contracts Act, 2020
- Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Act, 2017
- Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018
- Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020
- Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2015
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