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A witness shall not be excused from answering any question as to any matter relevant to the matter in issue in any suit or in any civil or criminal proceeding, upon the ground that the answer to such question will criminate, or may tend directly or indirectly to criminate, such witness, or that it will expose, or tend directly or indirectly to expose, such witness to a penalty or forfeiture of any kind: Provided that no such answer, which a witness shall be compelled to give, shall subject him to any arrest or prosecution, or be proved against him in any criminal proceeding, except a prosecution forgiving false evidence by such answer. Privilege not waived by volunteering evidence. Confidential communication with legal advisers. Production of title-deeds of witness not a party. Production of documents or electronic records which another person, having possession, could refuse to produce. Witness not excused from answering on ground that answer will criminate. 38 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [Part II— _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ 38 ꯗꯒꯦꯖꯦꯠꯑꯣꯐꯏꯟꯗꯤꯌꯥꯑꯦꯛꯁꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯔꯤ [Part II- ꯈꯨꯗꯣꯡꯆꯥꯕꯑꯁꯤ ꯚꯣꯂꯨꯟꯇꯤꯌꯔꯤꯡ ꯄ ꯭ ꯔꯃꯥꯟꯁꯤꯡꯅ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯛꯈꯤꯗ꯭ꯔꯤ꯫ ꯑꯥꯏꯟꯒꯤꯑꯣꯏꯕ ꯄꯥꯎꯇꯥꯛ ꯄꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒ ꯑꯔꯣꯟꯕꯄꯥꯎ ꯐꯥꯎꯅꯕ꯫ ꯄꯥꯔꯇꯤꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯅꯠꯇꯕ ꯁꯥꯈꯤꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯇꯥꯏꯇꯜ-ꯗꯤꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯄꯨꯊꯣꯛꯄ꯫ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯃꯄꯨꯑꯣꯏꯕ, ꯄꯨꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥꯌꯥꯗꯕꯥ ꯗꯣꯀ ꯭ ꯌꯨꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒ ꯏꯂꯦꯛꯇ꯭ꯔꯣꯅꯤꯛ ꯔꯦꯀꯣꯔꯗꯁꯤꯡ ꯄꯨꯊꯣꯛꯄ꯫ ꯄꯥꯎꯈꯨꯝꯄꯤꯕꯗꯒꯤ ꯉꯥꯛꯄꯤꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯕ ꯁꯥꯈꯤꯅꯄꯥꯎꯈꯨꯝꯑꯗꯨ ꯀ ꯭ ꯔꯤꯃꯤꯅꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯒꯅꯤ꯫ (꯲) ꯁꯕ-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ(꯱) ꯒꯤꯄ ꯭ ꯔꯣꯕꯤꯁꯣꯗꯄꯟꯈ꯭ꯔꯤꯕꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯎꯀꯤꯜꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯄꯨꯛꯅꯤꯡꯆꯤꯡꯁꯤꯟꯈꯤꯕꯑꯗꯨꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀ ꯭ ꯂꯥꯏꯟꯇꯅꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤꯃꯥꯏꯀꯩꯗꯒꯤꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯋꯥꯐꯝꯑꯗꯨꯗꯂꯝꯖꯤꯡꯈꯤꯕ꯭ꯔꯥꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯇꯧꯗ꯭ꯔꯕ꯭ꯔꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯗꯦ꯫ ꯁꯟꯗꯣꯛꯅꯇꯥꯛꯄ꯫-ꯁꯔꯨꯛꯑꯁꯤꯗꯄꯟꯈ꯭ꯔꯤꯕꯃꯊꯧꯑꯗꯨꯁꯤꯟꯐꯝꯒꯤꯑꯣꯏꯕꯊꯕꯛꯂꯣꯏꯔꯕꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯃꯈꯥꯆꯠꯊꯔꯤ꯫ ꯏꯂꯨꯁꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯟꯁꯤꯡ꯫ (a) ꯀ ꯭ ꯂꯥꯏꯦꯟꯠꯑꯃꯑꯣꯏꯔꯤꯕꯑꯦꯅꯎꯀꯤꯜꯑꯃꯑꯣꯏꯔꯤꯕꯕꯤꯗꯍꯥꯏꯔꯤ-"ꯑꯩꯅꯑꯔꯥꯟꯕꯇꯧꯈ꯭ꯔꯦ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯑꯩꯉꯣꯟꯗ ꯑꯩꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛꯉꯥꯛꯊꯣꯛꯄꯤꯅꯕꯄꯥꯝꯃꯤ" ꯫ꯃꯔꯥꯜꯂꯩꯍꯥꯏꯅꯈꯡꯅꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯃꯒꯤꯉꯥꯛ-ꯁꯦꯟꯕꯑꯁꯤꯀ ꯭ ꯔꯤꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜꯒꯤꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯑꯃꯑꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯃꯔꯝꯑꯣꯏꯗꯨꯅ, ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤꯄꯥꯎꯐꯥꯎꯅꯕꯑꯁꯤꯐꯣꯡꯗꯣꯛꯄꯗꯒꯤꯉꯥꯛꯊꯣꯛꯏ꯫ (b) ꯀ ꯭ ꯂꯥꯏꯦꯟꯠꯑꯃꯑꯣꯏꯔꯤꯕAꯅꯎꯀꯤꯜꯑꯃꯑꯣꯏꯔꯤꯕBꯗꯍꯥꯏꯔꯤ-"ꯑꯔꯥꯟꯕꯆꯦꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯗꯨꯅꯂꯩꯁꯤꯟꯈꯤꯕꯂꯟ-ꯊꯨꯝ ꯄꯥꯏꯁꯤꯟꯈꯤꯕꯒꯤꯃꯥꯏꯌꯣꯛꯇꯋꯥꯀꯠꯄꯄꯥꯝꯃꯤꯑꯃꯗꯤꯃꯗꯨꯂꯧꯁꯤꯟꯕꯑꯩꯍꯥꯛꯄꯥꯝꯃꯤ" ꯫ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤꯄꯥꯎꯐꯥꯎꯅꯕꯑꯁꯤ, ꯀ ꯭ ꯔꯤꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜꯒꯤꯑꯣꯏꯕꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝꯑꯃꯍꯦꯟꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯇꯧꯔꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯐꯣꯡꯗꯣꯛꯄꯗꯒꯤꯉꯥꯛꯊꯣꯛꯄꯂꯩꯇꯦ꯫ (c) A, ꯁꯦꯜꯂꯧꯁꯤꯟꯕꯒꯤꯃꯔꯥꯜꯂꯩꯕꯅ, ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯄꯨꯉꯥꯛꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕꯎꯀꯤꯜꯑꯃꯑꯣꯏꯔꯤꯕBꯕꯨꯊꯝꯃꯤ꯫ꯊꯧꯁꯤꯜꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗ, ꯕꯤꯅꯌꯦꯡꯈꯤꯃꯗꯨꯗꯤꯑꯦꯒꯤꯑꯦꯀꯥꯎꯟꯠꯀꯤꯕꯨꯛꯑꯗꯨꯗꯑꯦꯟꯇ꯭ꯔꯤꯑꯃꯍꯥꯞꯈ꯭ꯔꯦ, ꯑꯦꯗꯒꯤꯁꯦꯜꯂꯧꯁꯤꯟꯈ꯭ꯔꯦꯍꯥꯏꯅꯂꯧꯔꯤꯕꯁꯦꯟꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯂꯣꯏꯅꯅꯑꯦꯟꯇ꯭ꯔꯤꯑꯗꯨꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤꯄ ꯭ ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜꯁꯔꯕꯤꯁꯍꯧꯒꯠꯂꯛꯄꯃꯇꯝꯗꯂꯥꯏꯔꯤꯛꯑꯗꯨꯗꯌꯥꯎꯈꯤꯗꯦ꯫ꯃꯁꯤꯕꯤꯅ ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤꯊꯕꯛꯇꯧꯕꯃꯇꯝꯗꯌꯦꯡꯈꯤꯕꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯋꯥꯐꯝꯑꯃꯑꯣꯏꯕꯅ, ꯊꯧꯁꯤꯜꯑꯗꯨꯍꯧꯒꯠꯂꯛꯄꯗꯒꯤꯍꯧꯅꯁꯦꯟꯖꯥ-ꯊꯨꯝꯖꯥꯑꯃꯇꯧꯈ꯭ꯔꯦ ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯗꯨꯎꯠꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯐꯣꯡꯗꯣꯛꯄꯗꯒꯤꯉꯥꯛꯊꯣꯛꯄꯂꯩꯇꯦ꯫ (꯳) ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤꯊꯧꯔꯥꯡꯁꯤꯡꯑꯁꯤꯋꯥꯍꯩꯍꯟꯗꯣꯛꯄꯁꯤꯡ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯎꯀꯤꯜꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯀ ꯭ ꯂꯔ ꯭ ꯛꯁꯤꯡꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯁꯤꯡꯗꯆꯠꯅꯒꯅꯤ꯫