What is IEA 113B in BSA?

IEA 113B in BSA: Section 118 · Presumption as to dowry death

IEA 113B in BSA: Section 118

Section 113B of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 corresponds to Section 118 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023. IEA 113B deals with presumption as to dowry death. The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam came into force on 1 July 2024, replacing the IEA. Both texts are set out below, side by side, with the changed words marked.

Indian Evidence Act

IEA 113B is now BSA 118.

Presumption as to dowry death

Carried over

89% of the old wording kept

Old · IEA 1872 · Ch. VII

s. 113B

Presumption as to dowry death

When the question is whether a person has committed the dowry death of a woman and it is shown that soon before her death such woman had been subjected by such person to cruelty or harassment for, or in connection with, any demand for dowry, the Court shall presume that such person had caused the dowry death.

Explanation.—For the purposes of this section, "dowry death" shall have the same meaning as in Section 304-B of Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860).]

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New · BSA 2023 · Ch. VII

s. 118

Presumption as to dowry death.

When the question is whether a person has committed the dowry death of a woman and it is shown that soon before her death, such woman had been subjected by such person to cruelty or harassment for, or in connection with, any demand for dowry, the Court shall presume that such person had caused the dowry death.

Explanation.--For the purposes of this section, "dowry death" shall have the same meaning as in section 80 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

Text from India Code