Section 126, Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 — Competency of husband and wife as witnesses in certain cases

Chapter IX · Of Witnesses

126Competency of husband and wife as witnesses in certain cases

Section 126 · Part IV · Chapter IX

(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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