Communications during marriage
124.—(1)  No person who is or has been married shall be compelled to disclose any communication made to him during marriage by any person to whom he is or has been married; nor shall he be permitted to disclose any such communication unless the person who made it or his representative in interest consents, except in suits between married persons or proceedings in which one married person is prosecuted for any crime committed against the other.
[Act 15 of 2019 wef 01/01/2020]
(2)  Nothing in this section protects from disclosure any such communication made that is relevant in any criminal proceedings in respect of a specified offence.
[Act 15 of 2019 wef 01/01/2020]
(3)  In this section —
“domestic worker” has the meaning given by section 73(4) of the Penal Code (Cap. 224);
“employer”, in relation to a domestic worker, has the meaning given by section 73(4) of the Penal Code;
“employment agent”, in relation to a domestic worker, has the meaning given by section 73(4) of the Penal Code;
“member of the employer’s household” has the meaning given by section 73(4) of the Penal Code;
“specified offence” means any of the following offences:
(a)a child abuse offence committed against a person below 16 years of age;
(b)a sexual offence or an offence under Chapter XVI of the Penal Code (other than a sexual offence) committed against a person below 16 years of age;
(c)a sexual offence or an offence under Chapter XVI of the Penal Code (other than a sexual offence) committed against a domestic worker by an employer of the domestic worker, a member of the employer’s household or an employment agent of the domestic worker;
(d)a sexual offence or an offence under Chapter XVI of the Penal Code (other than a sexual offence) committed against a vulnerable person by a person who has the custody, charge or care of the vulnerable person;
(e)an abetment of, a conspiracy to commit or an attempt to commit any of the offences mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (d);
“vulnerable person” has the meaning given by section 74A(5) of the Penal Code.
[Act 15 of 2019 wef 01/01/2020]