The Supreme Court issued directions on Friday (October 31) barring police or prosecuting agencies from summoning legal professionals to reveal communications provided while advising their clients.

The Bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) B R Gavai, with Justices K Vinod Chandran and N V Anjaria, delivered the judgment in a suo motu case , which the court had taken up in June this year. Justice Chandran, who read out the judgment, said the court had sought to balance evidentiary privilege with procedural requirements rather than frame a new code of conduct or bring in judicial supervision for every summons.

Is attorney-client communication privileged?

Under the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA), 2023, which replaced the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, communications between legal

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