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Section 126 BSA — Competency of husband and wife as witnesses in certain cases

Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 · Official PDF page 37

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126.(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.

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