Section 29: Accused to be competent witness

29. Accused to be competent witness. 5[An accused] shall be a competent witness for the defence and may give evidence on oath in disproof of the charges made against him: Provided that the accused shall not be compelled to be a witness against himself: Provided further that, where an accused 6[*] appears as a witness of his own choice and refuses to answer any question, the Court may draw such adverse inference from such refusal as it may think proper.

Effective date: 1999-01-01

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