Section 125 - Witness unable to communicate verbally - Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023

Witness unable to communicate verbally. 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.