Unlock Advanced Research with PRISMAI Integrated with over 4 crore judgments and laws — designed for legal practitioners, researchers, students and institutions - Know your Kanoon - Doc Gen Hub - Counter Argument - Case Predict AI - Talk with IK Doc - ... Upgrade to Premium Document Options Get in PDF Print it! [Cites 0, Cited by 0] [Section 149] [Entire Act] State of Jammu-Kashmir - Subsection Section 149(a) in The Evidence Act, 1977 (1920 A.D) (a)A barrister is instructed by an attorney or vakil that an important witness is a dakait. This is a reasonable ground for asking the witness whether he is a dakait.