Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 · Section 128

BSA 128: earlier IEA 122

Section 128 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 replaces Section 122 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. BSA 128 deals with communications during marriage. 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 128 was IEA 122.

Communications during marriage.

Carried over
Old wording kept in full
Old · IEA 1872 · Ch. IX
s. 122
Communications during marriage
No person who is or has been married, shall be compelled to disclose any communication made to him during marriage by any person to whom he is or has been married; nor shall he be permitted to disclose any such communication, unless the person who made it, or his representative in interest, consents, except in suits between married persons, or proceedings in which one married person is prosecuted for any crime committed against the other.
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New · BSA 2023 · Ch. IX
s. 128
Communications during marriage.
No person who is or has been married, shall be compelled to disclose any communication made to him during marriage by any person to whom he is or has been married; nor shall he be permitted to disclose any such communication, unless the person who made it, or his representative in interest, consents, except in suits between married persons, or proceedings in which one married person is prosecuted for any crime committed against the other
Text from India Code

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