Attorney-Client Privilege In India

A "privileged professional communication" is a protection awarded to a communication between the legal adviser and the client. Professional communications and confidential communications with the legal advisors have been accorded protection under The Indian Evidence Act, 1872 ("the Act"). If the privilege did not exist at all, everyone would be thrown upon his own legal resources. Deprived of all professional assistance, a man would not venture to consult any skilled person, or would only dare to tell his counsel half his case.  We will discuss this topic from the perspective of India and few other countries in the world.  In this article we will discuss the Indian law the way it perceives attorney-client privilege.