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Section 128 - Indian Evidence Act, 1872
Indian Evidence Act, 1872
128. Privilege not waived by volunteering evidence
If any party to a suit gives evidence therein at his own instance or otherwise, he shall not be deemed to have consented thereby to such disclosure as is mentioned in section 126; and if any party to a suit or proceeding calls any such barrister, 88[ pleader], attorney or vakil as a witness, he shall be deemed to have consented to such disclosure only if he questions such barrister, attorney or vakil or matters which, but for such question, he would not be at liberty to disclose.
Related Sections
- Section 144: Evidence as to matters in writing
- Section 90: Presumption as to documents thirty years old
- Section 65: Cases in which secondary evidence relating to documents may be given
- Section 48: Opinion as to existence of right or custom, when relevant
- Section 76: Certified copies of public documents
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