BSA125
BSA Section 125: Witness unable to communicate verbally
Ch IX · Of Witnesses
Gazette p.43
Verbatim · BSA125. Witness unable to communicate verbally.— A witness who is unable to speak may give his evidence in any other manner in which he can make it intelligible, as by writing or by signs; but such writing must be written and the signs made in open Court and evidence so given shall be deemed to be oral evidence: Provided that if the witness is unable to communicate verbally, the Court shall take the assistance of an interpreter or a special educator in recording the statement, and such statement shall be videographed.
Corresponds (indicatively) to Evidence Act 119 of the repealed Indian Evidence Act, 1872. Evidence Act → BSA table
Cite as: Section 125, Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (Act No. 47 of 2023)