In all civil proceedings the parties to the suit, and the husband or wife of any party to the suit, shall be competent witnesses. In criminal proceedings against any person, the husband or wife of such person, respectively, shall be a competent witness.
CHAPTER IX.––OF WITNESSES
Section 120: Parties to civil suit, and their wives or husbands. Husband or wife of person under criminal trial
The Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (repealed)
Repealed by the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (47 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024.
Now in the BSA
As given in the correspondence table of the National Crime Records Bureau (Ministry of Home Affairs). Read both texts before relying on it. NCRB table
| 120. Parties to civil suit, and their wives or husbands. Husband or wife of person under criminal trial. | BSA 126 |
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