(1) A legal practitioner shall not disclose any information given by his party or his heirs, or the use of any document known to him, or any advice given by him, in the circumstances of his appointment or for the purpose of doing so, without obtaining the written permission of the party appointing him. But (a) any information given to a legal practitioner with the intention of doing any legal work shall be disclosed by him.
(b) After the appointment of the legal practitioner, if he comes to know about any crime, he has to disclose it. explanation; For the purposes of this section, "law practitioner" means a person authorized to practice law under prevailing law.
(2) The ban imposed on a legal practitioner in accordance with sub-section (1) shall continue even after the termination of his appointment as a legal practitioner by that party, and the prohibition shall also apply to the legal practitioner's servants, servants and interpreters.
(3) If a party requires a legal practitioner on its behalf to give any testimony in relation to any information as mentioned in sub-section (1), that party shall be deemed to have given permission to disclose such information or matter for the purpose of that sub-section.