The Evidence Act 1872 was replaced by the BSA 2023 (in force 2024-07-01); no verified section mapping on file for Section 125 — confirm the corresponding provision (savings: Section 170, BSA 2023).
No Magistrate or police-officer shall be compelled to say whence he got any information as to the commission of any offence, and no revenueofficer shall be compelled to say whence he got any information as to the commission of any offence against the public revenue. Explanation.- "Revenue-officer" in this section means any officer employed in or about the business of any branch of the public revenue.] Substituted by Act 3 of 1887, S.1.