# Section 131 in THE BHARATIYA SAKSHYA ADHINIYAM, 2023 – BSA

> Information as to commission of offences.131. No Magistrate or police officer shall be compelled to say when he got any information as to the commission of any offence, and no revenue officer shall b…

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Author: Sudhir Rao — Advocate, Supreme Court of India  
Category: BSA  
Published: 2024-09-08

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**Information as to commission of offences.**

**131.**No Magistrate or police officer shall be compelled to say when he got any information as to the commission of any offence, and no revenue officer shall be compelled to say when he got any information as to the commission of any offence against the public revenue.

Explanation.—”revenue officer” means any officer employed in or about the business of any branch of the public revenue.

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