Section 117: Statement made before Commissioner.

The Railways Act, 1989Central Act · Act 24 of 1989

No statement made by a person in the course of giving evidence in an inquiry before the Commissioner shall subject him to, or be used against him in, any civil or criminal proceeding, except a prosecution for giving false evidence by such statement:

Provided that the statement is--

(a) made in reply to a question which is required by the Commissioner to answer; or

(b) relevant to the subject-matter of the inquiry.

Where this provision sits

Act	The Railways Act, 1989
Section	117
Marginal note	Statement made before Commissioner.
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	In force as published by the source

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