Section 129 Indian Evidence Act 1872
Section 129 Indian Evidence Act 1872
Section 129 of the Indian Evidence Act 1872 is about ‘Confidential communications with legal advisers’. It is under Chapter IX of the Act. Chapter IX is titled ‘OF WITNESSES‘.
Confidential communications with legal advisers
No one shall be compelled to disclose to the Court any confidential communication which has taken place between him and his legal professional adviser, unless he offers himself as a witness, in which case he may be compelled to disclose any such communications as may appear to the Court necessary to be known in order to explain any evidence which he has given, but no others.
See also:
Section 128 Indian Evidence Act 1872 (Privilege not waived by volunteering evidence)