Section 125 Indian Evidence Act

IEA 125 : Section 125 of the Indian Evidence Act 1872:

Information as to commission of offences.—No Magistrate or Police officer shall be compelled to say whence he got any information as to the commission of any offence, and no Revenue officer shall be compelled to say whence he got any information as to the commission of any offence against the public revenue.1[125. Information as to commission of offences.—No Magistrate or Police officer shall be compelled to say whence he got any information as to the commission of any offence, and no Revenue officer 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 an officer employed in or about the business of any branch of the public revenue.

India's Important Case Laws and Landmark Judgments on IEA - Section 125 Indian Evidence Act 1872:

E. Keshava Bhat vs K.S. Subraya Bhat on 29 August, 1979 - Kerala High Court 

Vadakkath Valappil Mammikutty vs Moonamkutty Valappil Kalliani on 1 December, 1992 - Kerala High Court 

Vellappan vs Peter Thomas on 23 January, 1979 - Kerala High Court 

V.P. Shivanna vs Smt. Bhadramma on 5 February, 1992 - Karnataka High Court 

Manik Chandra Ankure vs State Of West Bengal And Anr. on 28 August, 2003 - Calcutta High Court 

Manickam And Ors. vs Kanakam And Ors. on 27 September, 1990 - Kerala High Court 

Shardaben Pankajkumar Vyas vs Pankajkumar Sureshchandra Vyas on 2 February, 1995 - Gujarat High Court 

Smt. Asha Anil Deshmukh vs Anil Mahadeorao Deshmukh  on 31 January, 1996 - Bombay High Court 

Asstt. Collector Of C.E. vs T.K. Prasad on 25 April, 1988 - Madras High Court 

Kishan Narain vs State Of Maharashtra on 7 September, 1973 - Supreme Court of India