Section 125Chapter IX

Information as to commission of offences

OF WITNESSES

No Magistrate or Police-officer shall be compelled to say whence he got any information as to the commission of any offence, and no Revenue-officer shall be compelled to say whence he got any information as to the commission of any offence against the public revenue.

Explanation

Explanation.–"Revenue-officer" in this section means any officer employed in or about the business of any branch of the public revenue.