The correct answer is (a) Section 140.
The principle of res judicata is a legal principle that states that a final judgment on the merits of a case by a court of competent jurisdiction is conclusive of the rights of the parties and prevents them from relitigating the same issues in a subsequent action.
Section 140 of the Indian Evidence Act provides that no court shall entertain any suit or application between the same parties or their representatives on the same cause of action which has been decided by a court of competent jurisdiction in India, unless the judgment of the court has been reversed or set aside on appeal or otherwise.
Section 40 of the Indian Evidence Act deals with the admissibility of evidence. Section 160 of the Indian Evidence Act deals with the examination of witnesses. Section 164 of the Indian Evidence Act deals with the recording of confessions.
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