 the indian oaths (amend- ment) bill, 1958(as introduced in lok sabha)  tile indian oa tils (amendment) bill, 1958 (as introduced in lok sabha) a billfurther to amend the indian oaths act, 1873 be it enacted by parliament in the ninth year of the republic of india as follows:-1 this act may be called the indian oaths (amendment) act, short title 1958 10 of 18730 5 2 section 16 of the indian oaths act, 1873, shall be omitted omission of section 16 ,  statement of objects and reasonsall full time government servants in civil employ are required to take an oath of allegiance to india and to the constitution of india as by law established and the taking of the oath is one of the terms of their appointment this practice of administering oath to new entrants to government service has been in vogue ever since the attainment of independence in august, 1947 section 16 of the indian oaths act 1873, however, provides that no person appointed to any office shall, before entering on the execution of the duties of his office, be required to make any oath, or to make or subscribe any affirmation or declaration whatever it is, therefore, proposed to repeal the section r m hajarnavis new delhi; the 11th march, 1958 "  annexure extracts from the indian oaths act, 1873- (no 10 of 1873) - - - - - - - 3 nothing herein contained applies to proceedings before courts savij;lg of tha martial, or to oaths, affirmations or declarations prescribed by the ;::u~a­central government with respect to members of the armed forces tiona of the union  - - - - - - - - iii-pensons by whom oaths or affirmations must be made 5 oaths or affirmations shall be made ~ the following persons: -oaths 0: aflirmauon (a) all witnesses, that is to say, all persons who may lawfully to be made be examined, or give, or be required to give, evidence by or by witneaae •• before bny court or person having by law or consent of parties authority to examine such persons or to receive evidence; (b) interpreters of questions put to, and evidence given by, idterpretera witnesses; and (c) jurors: juror • provided that where the witness is a child under twelve years of age, and the court or person having authority to examine such witness is of opinion that, though he understands the duty of speaking the truth, he does not understand the nature of an oath or affirmation the foregoing provisions of this section and the provisions of section 6 shall not apply to such witness, but in any such case the absence of an oath or affirmation shall not render inadmissible any evidence given by suc'h witness nor affect the obligation of the witness to state the truth nothing herein contained shall r-tnder it lawful to administer, in a criminal proceeding, an oath or affirmation to the accused person unless he i~ examined as a witness for the defence or necessary to administer to the official interpreter of any court, after he has entered on the execution of the· duties of his office, an oath or affirmation that he will faithfully discharge those duties - - - - - - - - 16 subject to-the-provisions of sections 3 and 5, no person appoint- offi8ia1 oatlu ed to any office shall, before entering on the execution of the duties abo shed of his office, be required to make any oath, or to make or s)lbscribe any affirmation or declaration whatever a bill further to amend the indian oaths act, 1873 (shri r m hajarnafjis, deputy minister llf law) 