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 witness unable to speak (dumb witness) may give evidence in any other manner — through writing, signs, or gestures — in open court. Such evidence is deemed oral evidence.
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