Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam 2023
Section 126 :
Competency of husband and wife as witnesses in certain cases :
(See section 120 of IEA 1872)
(1) In all civil proceedings the parties to the suit, and the husband or wife of any party to the suit, shall be competent witnesses.
(2) In criminal proceedings against any person, the husband or wife of such person, respectively, shall be a competent witness.
