{"id":2029,"date":"2024-03-05T15:26:47","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T15:26:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=2029"},"modified":"2024-03-05T15:26:47","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T15:26:47","slug":"nothing-in-section-23-of-the-indian-evidence-act-1872-shall-be-taken-to-exempt-any-barrister-pleader-attorney-or-vakil-from-giving-evidence-of-any-matter-of-which-he-may-be-compelled-to-give-eviden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/nothing-in-section-23-of-the-indian-evidence-act-1872-shall-be-taken-to-exempt-any-barrister-pleader-attorney-or-vakil-from-giving-evidence-of-any-matter-of-which-he-may-be-compelled-to-give-eviden\/","title":{"rendered":"Nothing in section 23 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 shall be taken to exempt any barrister, pleader, attorney or vakil from giving evidence of any matter of which he may be compelled to give evidence is provided by the Indian Evidence Act, 1872,under:-"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Section 127&#8243; option2=&#8221;Section 128&#8243; option3=&#8221;Section 129&#8243; option4=&#8221;Section 126   &#8221; correct=&#8221;option4&#8243;]<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is (d) Section 126.<\/p>\n<p>Section 126 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 states that &#8220;No barrister, pleader, attorney or vakil shall be compelled to disclose any communication made to him in the course and for the purpose of his professional employment, unless he is called as a witness in the suit in which such communication was made.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This means that a lawyer cannot be forced to testify about anything that a client has told them in confidence, even if the client is on trial for a crime. 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