137. A witness shall not be excused from answering any question as to any matter relevant to the matter in issue in any suit or in any civil or criminal proceeding, upon the ground that the answer to such question will criminate, or may tend directly or indirectly to criminate, such witness, or that it will expose, or tend directly or indirectly to expose, such witness to a penalty or forfeiture of any kind:
Provided that no such answer, which a witness shall be compelled to give, shall subject him to any arrest or prosecution, or be proved against him in any criminal proceeding, except a prosecution forgiving false evidence by such answer.
Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
Section 131 Information as to commission of offences
Section 132 Professional communications
Section 133 Privilege not waived by volunteering evidence
Section 134 Confidential communication with legal advisers
Section 135 Production of title-deeds of witness not a party
Section 137 Witness not excused from answering on ground that answer will criminate
Section 139 Number of witnesses
Section 140 Order of production and examination of witnesses