Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 · Section 130

BSA 130: earlier IEA 124

Section 130 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 replaces Section 124 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. BSA 130 deals with official communications. 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 130 was IEA 124.

Official communications.

Carried over
Old wording kept in full
Old · IEA 1872 · Ch. IX
s. 124
Official communications
No public officer shall be compelled to disclose communications made to him in official confidence, when he considers that the public interests would suffer by the disclosure.
Text read from the official print by OCR. Check it against the print before quoting.
New · BSA 2023 · Ch. IX
s. 130
Official communications.
No public officer shall be compelled to disclose communications made to him in official confidence, when he considers that the public interests would suffer by the disclosure.
Text from India Code
Related sectionsIEA 124 · Official communications
BSA 129 · Evidence as to affairs of State.BSA 131 · Information as to commission of offences.

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