No witness or other person shall be required to state for whom he has voted at an election.
121. Answering of criminating questions and certificate of indemnity: (1) No witness shall be excused from answering any question as to any matter relevant to a matter in issue in the trial of an election petition upon the ground that the answer to such question may criminate or may tend to criminate him or that it may expose or may tend to expose him or any penalty or forfeiture :
Provided that –
(a) A witness who answer truly all questions which he is required to answer shall be entitled to receive a certificate of indemnity from the District Court, and SERIES - I (2015) THE D.&N.H. EXTRAORDINARY GAZETTE (Serial No. 50) Page -40
(b) An answer given by a witness to a question put by or before the District Judge shall not, except in the case of any criminal proceedings or perjury in respect of the evidence, be admissible in evidence against in any civil or criminal proceeding.
(2) When a certificate of indemnity has been granted to any witness, it may, be pleaded by him in any court and shall be a full and complete defence to or upon any charge under any law arising out of the matter to which such certificate relates, but it shall not be deemed to relieve him from any disqualification in connection with an election imposed by the Regulation or any other law.