https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=456681 Section 126 of the Indian Evidence Act protects confidential communications with a legal adviser, not a document merely because it is in the adviser's possession; a mukhtiar therefore cannot refuse production on that ground. The court may require production under Section 162, leaving objections to be decided by the court after inspection, except in matters of State. The absence of a written summons did not invalidate a direction to produce a document where the person was already before the court, as the power under the criminal procedure law was treated as sufficient. False denial of possession may amount to professional misconduct, but no disciplinary action was taken on the facts. en-us Fri, 26 Jul 1935 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 08 Aug 2024 15:59:14 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=456681 Section 126 of the Indian Evidence Act protects confidential communications with a legal adviser, not a document merely because it is in the adviser's possession; a mukhtiar therefore cannot refuse production on that ground. The court may require production under Section 162, leaving objections to be decided by the court after inspection, except in matters of State. The absence of a written summons did not invalidate a direction to produce a document where the person was already before the court, as the power under the criminal procedure law was treated as sufficient. False denial of possession may amount to professional misconduct, but no disciplinary action was taken on the facts. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 26 Jul 1935 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=456681