A “dumb witness” given his evidence in writing in the open court, such evidence would be treated as:
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Section 119 of the Indian Evidence Act provides that a dumb (speech-impaired) witness may give evidence in writing or by signs in open court. Such evidence is deemed oral evidence and has the same evidentiary value as spoken testimony.
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