Question

    Professional communications made under S. 126 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 are applicable to:

    A attorney, vakil, pleaders Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B attorney, vakil, pleaders and interpreters Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C attorney, vakils, pleaders and barristters Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D attorney, vakils, pleaders, barristers and interpreters, clerks and servants of them Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    S.126. Professional communications. –– No barrister, attorney, pleader or vakil shall at any time be permitted, unless with his client’s express consent, to disclose any communication made to him in the course and for the purpose of his employment as such barrister, pleader, attorney or vakil, by or on behalf of his client, or to state the contents or condition of any document with which he has become acquainted in the course and for the purpose of his professional employment or to disclose any advice given by him to his client in the course and for the purpose of such employment: S. 127. Section 126 to apply to interpreters, etc. –– The provisions of section 126 shall apply to interpreters, and the clerks or servants of barristers, pleaders, attorneys and vakils.

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