Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 · Section 121

BSA 121: earlier IEA 115

Section 121 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 replaces Section 115 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. BSA 121 deals with estoppel. The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam came into force on 1 July 2024. Both texts are set out below, side by side, with the changed words marked.

Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam

BSA 121 was IEA 115.

Estoppel.

Carried over
98% of the old wording kept
Old · IEA 1872 · Ch. VIII
s. 115
Estoppel
When one person has, by his declaration, act or omission, intentionally caused or permitted another person to believe a thing to be true and to act upon such belief, neither he nor his representative shall be allowed, in any suit or proceeding between himself and such person or his representative, to deny the truth of that thing.
Illustration A intentionally and falsely leads B to believe that certain land belongs to A, and thereby induces B to buy and pay for it. The landafterwards becomes the property of A, and A seeks to set aside the sale on the ground that, at the time of the sale, he had no title. He must not be allowed to prove his want of title. ESTOPPEL
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New · BSA 2023 · Ch. VIII
s. 121
Estoppel.
When one person has, by his declaration, act or omission, intentionally caused or permitted another person to believe a thing to be true and to act upon such belief, neither he nor his representative shall be allowed, in any suit or proceeding between himself and such person or his representative, to deny the truth of that thing.
Illustrations.
A intentionally and falsely leads B to believe that certain land belongs to A, and thereby induces B to buy and pay for it. The land afterwards becomes the property of A, and A seeks to set aside the sale on the ground that, at the time of the sale, he had no title. He must not be allowed to prove his want of title
Text from India Code

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