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Section 123 - Indian Evidence Act, 1872

Indian Evidence Act, 1872

123. Evidence as to affairs of State

No one shall be permitted to give any evidence derived from unpublished official records relating to any affairs of State, except with the permission of the officer at the head of the department concerned, who shall give or withhold such permission as he thinks fit.

Related Sections

Section 102: On whom burden of proof lies
Section 113: Proof of cession of territory
Section 66: Rules as to notice to produce
Section 64: Proof of documents by primary evidence
Section 160: Testimony to facts stated in document mentioned in section 159

Related Acts

Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (Merger of Union Territories) Act, 2019
Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973
Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Act, 2017
Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Act, 2021
National Medical Commission Act, 2019

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