Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 · Section 138

BSA 138: earlier IEA 133

Section 138 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 replaces Section 133 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. BSA 138 deals with accomplice. 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 138 was IEA 133.

Accomplice.

Carried over
89% of the old wording kept
Old · IEA 1872 · Ch. IX
s. 133
Accomplice
An accomplice shall be a competent witness against an accused person; and a conviction is not illegal merely because it proceeds upon the uncorroborated testimony of an accomplice.
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New · BSA 2023 · Ch. IX
s. 138
Accomplice.
An accomplice shall be a competent witness against an accused person; and a conviction is not illegal if it proceeds upon the corroborated testimony of an accomplice.
Text from India Code
Related sectionsIEA 133 · Accomplice
BSA 137 · Witness not excused from answering on ground that answer will criminate.BSA 139 · Number of witnesses.

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