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Communication with Client to his advocate , by e mail can take as evidence before Hon Court ? Is it considered as a supplementary evidence?

Kishan Dutt Kalaskar

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A.Dear Sir
It is privialized communication between them and cannot be admitted as evidence unless other party has no objection.
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Ayantika Mondal @ Prime Legal

Responded 2 years ago

A.Hi,
You cannot submit the communication between a client and the advocate as the Court does not recognize these conversations as evidence as per the Indian Evidence Act.
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A.Hi,
The conversation of a client with his advocate is viewed as privileged and cannot be submitted as evidence before the court. This also finds mention in S.126 and 129 of the Indian Evidence Act.
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Abhimanyu Shandilya

Responded 2 years ago

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A.No communication between client and Advocate can be considered and taken up as evidence as it is classified as privileged communication. Section 126 protects the communication between client and the advocate and the Section 129 protects advocates from giving evidence in the court.
So, Answer to your question is NO.

Here are the Section for your perusal;

Section 126 in The Indian Evidence Act, 1872
126. Professional communications.—No barrister, attorney, pleader or vakil shall at any time be permitted, unless with his client’s express consent, to disclose any communication made to him in the course and for the purpose of his employment as such barrister, pleader, attorney or vakil, by or on behalf of his client, or to state the contents or condition of any document with which he has become acquainted in the course and for the purpose of his professional employment, or to disclose any advice given by him to his client in the course and for the purpose of such employment: Provided that nothing in this section shall protect from disclosure—
(1) Any such communication made in furtherance of any 1[illegal] purpose; 2[illegal] purpose;"
(2) Any fact observed by any barrister, pleader, attorney or vakil, in the course of his employment as such, showing that any crime or fraud has been committed since the commencement of his employment. It is immaterial whether the attention of such barrister, 2[pleader], attorney or vakil was or was not directed to such fact by or on behalf of his client. Explanation.—The obligation stated in this section continues after the employment has ceased. Illustrations
(a) A, a client, says to B, an attorney—“I have committed forgery, and I wish you to defend me”. As the defence of a man known to be guilty is not a criminal purpose, this communication is protected from disclosure.
(b) A, a client, says to B, an attorney—“I wish to obtain possession of property by the use of a forged deed on which I request you to sue”. This communication, being made in furtherance of a criminal purpose, is not protected from disclosure.
(c) A, being charged with embezzlement, retains B, an attorney, to defend him. In the course of the proceedings, B observes that an entry has been made in A’s account-book, charging A with the sum said to have been embezzled, which entry was not in the book at the commencement of his employment. This being a fact observed by B in the course of his employment, showing that a fraud has been committed since the commencement of the proceedings, it is not protected from disclosure.


Section 129 in The Indian Evidence Act, 1872
129. Confidential communications with legal advisers.—No one shall be compelled to disclose to the Court any confidential communication which has taken place between him and his legal professional adviser, unless he offers himself as a witness, in which case he may be compelled to disclose any such communications as may appear to the Court necessary to be known in order to explain any evidence which he has given, but no others.
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Sidhaarth

Responded 2 years ago

A.Communication between client and advocate is confidential and cannot be used by either party in any court of law. The licence of advocate can be terminated if it is proved that there was breach on his part.
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Vaidehi Samant

Responded 2 years ago

A.As per Advocates Act there are certain privileges attached to the profession of advocacy and confidentiality is very important among them, hence I would not advise you to indulge in such activity. Secondly you have not really put forth your matter to advise you anything appropriately. Thank you.
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Ankur Goel @ Complete Law Shield

Responded 2 years ago

A.Communication with advocate is privileged.
further how this communication will be evidence against other party ?

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Nishant Singh

Responded 2 years ago

A.Hello,

Communications made between advocate and his client is a privileged one, and no one can compel either the advocate or his client to disclose anything in respect of same.

Section 126 of the Indian Evidence Act, provides that no barrister, attorney, pleader or vakil shall be permitted to disclose communications made by his client or advice given by him in the course of his employment except if there is an illegal purpose or showing a crime or fraud after commencement of his employment.

Further, section 129 states that no one shall be compelled to disclose to a court any confidential communication between him and his legal professional adviser except when he offers himself as a witness, to the extent necessary to explain evidence given.

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Nishant Singh (Adv)
New Delhi
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