Section 13 protects against self-incrimination with exceptions for which scenarios?

• A. Prosecution for perjury or giving contradictory evidence.
• B. Any other proceeding.
• C. Only in civil actions.
• D. When the witness agrees to testify.

Answer: (A)

Section 13 bars a witness from being forced to provide testimony that could be used to incriminate them in a later proceeding. The only exception to this protection is when the testimony itself constitutes perjury or gives contradictory evidence. In that narrow case, the witness can be prosecuted for the act of lying under oath or for giving differing statements, but the general rule remains that testimony cannot be used to prosecute them for other offences arising from that same testimony. So the correct scenario is when the witness commits perjury or provides contradictory evidence—that is precisely the situation where the testimony can be used against them. The other options don’t fit because the protection isn’t limited to civil actions, isn’t waived by agreeing to testify, and isn’t extended to prosecutions in any other broad proceeding.