VidhiSangh

Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023

Section 125: Witness unable to communicate verbally

Chapter IX — Of Witnesses

125. A witness who is unable to speak may give his evidence in any other manner in which he can make it intelligible, as by writing or by signs; but such writing must be written and the signs made in open Court and evidence so given shall be deemed to be oral evidence:

Provided that if the witness is unable to communicate verbally, the Court shall take the assistance of an interpreter or a special educator in recording the statement, and such statement shall be videographed.

Source: official text of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (Ministry of Home Affairs).