Chapter IX — —Of Witnesses.

Section 125 — Information as to commission of offences

Indian Evidence Act, 1872 · Free to read

No Magistrate or police-officer shall be compelled to say whence he got any information as to the commission of any offence, and no revenue-officer shall be compelled to say whence he got any information as to the commission of any offence against the public revenue.

Explanation.––“Revenue-officer” in this section means any officer employed in or about the business of any branch of the public revenue.]