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The Indian Evidence Act, 1872
Section 90-134
Section 101
Section 115
Section 118
Section 119
Section 133
Section 134
Section 118- Who may testify

All persons shall be competent to testify unless the Court considers that they are prevented from understanding the question put to them, or from giving rational answer to those questions, by tender years, extreme old age, disease, whether of body and 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 question put to him and giving rational answers to them.

     
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