Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
BSA Section 156: Exclusion of evidence to contradict answers to questions testing veracity
IEA Section 153 is covered by BSA Section 156.
- BSA 156IEA: 153Changed
Exclusion of evidence to contradict answers to questions testing veracity.
"Lahore" and Calcutta" are replaced by "Goa" and "Varanasi" respectively.
Source: Correspondence Table and Comparison Summary of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (BSA) and the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (IEA), Central Academy for Police Training (CAPT), Bhopal — prepared by Anil Kishore Yadav, IPS, Director (PDF hosted on keralaprisons.gov.in). Check the bare act before relying on a section in court.
Related BSA sections
- BSA 151: Court to decide when question shall be asked and when witness compelled to answer · Evidence Act 148
- BSA 150: When witness to be compelled to answer · Evidence Act 147
- BSA 137: Witness not excused from answering on ground that answer will criminate · Evidence Act 132
- BSA 97: Exclusion of evidence against application of document to existing facts · Evidence Act 94
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