Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
BSA Section 158: Impeaching credit of witness
IEA Section 155 is covered by BSA Section 158.
- BSA 158IEA: 155Changed
Impeaching credit of witness.
Numbers (1), (2) and (3) are replaced by (a), (b) and (c). Word "indicted" is replaced by "accused".
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 160: Former statements of witness may be proved to corroborate later testimony as to same fact · Evidence Act 157
- 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
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