Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 · Section 154

BSA 154: earlier IEA 151

Section 154 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 replaces Section 151 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. BSA 154 deals with indecent and scandalous questions. 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 154 was IEA 151.

Indecent and scandalous questions.

Carried over
Old wording kept in full
Old · IEA 1872 · Ch. X
s. 151
Indecent and scandalous questions
The Court may forbid any questions or inquiries which it regards as indecent or scandalous, although such questions or inquiries may have some bearing on the questions before the Court unless they relate to facts in issue, or to matters necessary to be known in order to determine whether or not the facts in issue existed.
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New · BSA 2023 · Ch. X
s. 154
Indecent and scandalous questions.
The Court may forbid any questions or inquiries which it regards as indecent or scandalous, although such questions or inquiries may have some bearing on the questions before the Court, unless they relate to facts in issue, or to matters necessary to be known in order to determine whether or not the facts in issue existed.
Text from India Code

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