Lawgist121Judges and Magistrates
No Judge or Magistrate shall, except upon the special order of some Court to which he is subordinate, be compelled to answer any questions as to his own conduct in Court as such Judge or Magistrate, or as to anything which came to his knowledge in Court as such Judge or Magistrate; but he may be examined as to other matters which occurred in his presence whilst he was so acting.
Illustrations
(a) A, on his trial before the Court of Session, says that a deposition was improperly taken by B, the Magistrate. B cannot be compelled to answer questions as to this, except upon the special order of a superior Court.
(b) A is accused before the Court of Session of having given false evidence before B, a Magistrate. B cannot be asked what A said, except upon the special order of the superior Court.
(c) A is accused before the Court of Session of attempting to murder a police-officer whilst on his trial before B, a Sessions Judge. B may be examined as to what occurred.
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- 118 Who may testify
- 119 Witness unable to communicate verbally
- 120 Parties to civil suit, and their wives or husbands. Husband or wife of person under criminal trial
- 121 Judges and Magistrates
- 122 Communications during marriage
- 123 Evidence as to affairs of State
- 124 Official communications
- 125 Information as to commission of offences
- 126 Professional communications
- 127 Section 126 to apply to interpreters, etc
- 128 Privilege not waived by volunteering evidence
- 129 Confidential communications with legal advisers
- 130 Production of title-deeds of witness not a party
- 131 Production of documents or electronic records which another person, having possession, could refuse to produce
- 132 Witness not excused from answering on ground that answer will criminate
- 133 Accomplice
- 134 Number of witnesses
