Section 119: Witness unable to communicate verbally

The Indian Evidence Act, 1872Central Act · Act 1 of 1872

Repealed. This text is published for reference. It is not in force, and it should not be relied on as current law without checking what replaced it. Repealed by the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, with effect from 1 July 2024

1 [119. 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, 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 video graphed. ]

Where this provision sits

Act	The Indian Evidence Act, 1872
Section	119
Marginal note	Witness unable to communicate verbally
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	Repealed
Judgments citing it	1

Judgments that turned on this provision

CO/46/2019 of AMAR KRISHNA CHOWDHURY Vs GANESH TRIPARTHICalcutta High Court · 2019-12-04
APEAL/205/2019 of SIDDARTHA S/O. DADARAO KATKE (IN JAIL) Vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR. P.S.O., P.S. DARWHA, DIST. YAVATMALBombay High Court · 2019-07-08
STATE OF RAJASTHAN vs DARSHAN SINGH @ DARSHAN LALSupreme Court of India · 2012-05-21

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