Section 118 Indian Evidence Act

IEA 118 : Section 118 of the Indian Evidence Act 1872:

Who may testify. —All persons shall be competent to testify unless the Court considers that they are prevented from understanding the questions put to them, or from giving rational answers to those questions, by tender years, extreme old age, disease, whether of body or mind, or any other cause of the same kind. Explanation.— A lunatic is not incompetent to testify, unless he is prevented by his lunacy from understanding the questions put to him and giving rational answers to them.

India's Important Case Laws and Landmark Judgments on IEA - Section 118 Indian Evidence Act 1872:

Four Bhai Private Ltd. vs Walaiti Ram And Anr. on 28 February, 1973 - Delhi High Court 

G. Vasu vs Syed Yaseen Sifuddin Quadri on 8 December, 1986 - Andhra High Court 

Raj Ambarish Sen Alias Ambarish vs The State Of West Bengal on 17 June, 2002 - Calcutta High Court 

M.S. Narayana Menon @ Mani vs State Of Kerala & Anr on 4 July, 2006 - Supreme Court of India 

Bharat Barrel And Drum vs Amin Chand Payrelal on 18 February, 1999 - Supreme Court of India 

K.P.O. Moideenkutty Hajee vs Pappu Manjooran & Anr on 6 February, 1996 - Supreme Court of India 

Manapragada Krishna Murthy vs Savani Transport Pvt. Ltd.  on 6 October, 2005 - Andhra High Court 

S.Amutha vs C.Manivanna Bhupathy on 2 February, 2007 - Madras High Court 

Nafar Sheikh vs Emperor on 28 July, 1913 - Calcutta High Court 

Smt. Shanti Devi Agarwal vs V.H. Lulla on 7 July, 2003 - Madhya Pradesh High Court