Section 118 Indian Evidence Act, 1872

Spread the knowledge
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  

Section 118 Indian Evidence Act, Section 118 Evidence Act

Next : Section 119 –> | <– Previous : Section 117

118. Who may testify. –– All persons shall be competent to testify unless the Court considers that they are prevented from understanding the questions put to them, or from giving rational answers to those questions, by tender years, extreme old age, disease, whether of body or mind, or any other cause of the same kind.

Explanation. –– A lunatic is not incompetent to testify, unless he is prevented by his lunacy from understanding the questions put to him and giving rational answers to them.

Next : Section 119 –> | <– Previous : Section 117