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A witness unable to speak gives intelligible evidence by writing or signs in open Court in accordance…

The section expressly deems such evidence oral and adds interpreter or special educator assistance and videography where the witness cannot communicate verbally.

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A witness unable to speak gives intelligible evidence by writing or signs in open Court in accordance with the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023. How is evidence so given classified?

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The section expressly deems such evidence oral and adds interpreter or special educator assistance and videography where the witness cannot communicate verbally.

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Option A

Section 125 expressly deems the evidence oral even when intelligibly conveyed by writing.

Option B

The section expressly deems such evidence oral and adds interpreter or special educator assistance and videography where the witness cannot communicate verbally.

Option C

The section permits such evidence; inability to speak is not automatic exclusion.

Option D

The statute prescribes its classification rather than leaving classification entirely discretionary.

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