Section 110: Swearing of witnesses

(1) No witness shall be examined until he has been duly sworn or affirmed in the following manner:—

"I......................................do swear in the name of God solemnly affirm that the evidence which I shall give before this court shall be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.".

(2) Every person giving evidence on oath or affirmation before a court-martial shall be bound to state the truth.

Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 15 October 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.

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