Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 · Section 17

BSA 17: earlier IEA 19

Section 17 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 replaces Section 19 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. BSA 17 deals with admissions by persons whose position must be proved as against party to suit. 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 17 was IEA 19.

Admissions by persons whose position must be proved as against party to suit.

Carried over
Old wording kept in full
Old · IEA 1872 · Ch. II
s. 19
Admissions by persons whose position must be proved as against party to suit
Statements made by persons whose position or liability it is necessary to prove as against any party to the suit, are admissions, if such statements would be relevant as against such persons in relation to such position or liability in a suit brought by or against them, and if they are made whilst the person making them occupies such position or is subject to such liability.
Illustration A undertakes to collect rents for B. B sues A for not collecting rent due from C to B. A denics that rent was due from C to B. A statement by C that he owed B rent is an admission, and is a relevant fact as against A, if A denies that C did owe rent to B.
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New · BSA 2023 · Ch. II
s. 17
Admissions by persons whose position must be proved as against party to suit.
Statements made by persons whose position or liability, it is necessary to prove as against any party to the suit, are admissions, if such statements would be relevant as against such persons in relation to such position or liability in a suit brought by or against them, and if they are made whilst the person making them occupies such position or is subject to such liability
Illustration
A undertakes to collect rents for B. B sues A for not collecting rent due from C to B. A denies that rent was due from C to B. A statement by C that he owed B rent is an admission, and is a relevant fact as against A, if A denies that C did owe rent to B.
Text from India Code

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