Which section of the Indian Evidence Act protects communication during marriage?

Solution(By Examveda Team)

Certainly! Here's an explanation of each of the mentioned sections of the Indian Evidence Act:

Section 122 - Communications during marriage
No person who is or has been married shall be compelled to disclose any communication made to him during marriage by any person to whom he is or has been married; nor shall he be permitted to disclose any such communication, unless the person who made it, or his representative in interest, consents, except in suits between married persons, or proceedings in which one married person is prosecuted for any crime committed against the other.

Section 123 - Evidence as to affairs of State
No one shall be permitted to give any evidence derived from unpublished official records relating to any affairs of State, except with the permission of the officer at the head of the department concerned, who shall give or withhold such permission as he thinks fit.

Section 124 - Official communications
No public officer shall be compelled to disclose communications made to him in official confidence, when he considers that the public interests would suffer by the disclosure.

Section 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 revenueofficer shall be compelled to say whence he got any information as to the commission of any offence against the public revenue.

According to the Indian Evidence Act, Section 122 provides the specific provision for protecting communications during marriage. This section protects communications made between a husband and wife during their marriage and ensures that these communications are considered privileged and cannot be compelled to be disclosed as evidence in court.