Section 132: Witness not excused from answering on ground that answer will criminate

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Repealed.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 Repealed by the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, with effect from 1 July 2024

A witness shall not be excused from answering any question as to any matter relevant to the matter in issue in any suit or in any civil or criminal proceeding, upon the ground that the answer to such question will criminate, or may tend directly or indirectly to criminate, such witness, or that it will expose, or tend directly or indirectly to expose, such witness to a penalty or forfeiture of any kind:

Proviso. -- Provided that no such answer, which a witness shall be compelled to give, shall subject him to any arrest or prosecution, or be proved against him in any criminal proceeding, except a prosecution for giving false evidence by such answer.

Where this provision sits

Act	The Indian Evidence Act, 1872
Section	132
Marginal note	Witness not excused from answering on ground that answer will criminate
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	Repealed
Judgments citing it	11

Judgments that turned on this provision

RAGHUVEER SHARAN vs DISTRICT SAHAKARI KRISHI GRAMIN VIKAS BANKSupreme Court of India · 2024-09-10
R.DINESHKUMAR@DEENA vs STATE REP. BY INSPECTOR OF POLICE AND ORS.Supreme Court of India · 2015-03-16

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