Indian Evidence Act, 1872 · Section 22

IEA 22 in BSA: Section 20

Section 22 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 corresponds to Section 20 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023. IEA 22 deals with when oral admissions as to contents of documents are relevant. 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 22 is now BSA 20.

When oral admissions as to contents of documents are relevant

Carried over
Old wording kept in full
Old · IEA 1872 · Ch. II
s. 22
When oral admissions as to contents of documents are relevant
Oral admissions as to the contents of a document are not relevant, unless and until the party proposing to prove them shows that he is entitled to give secondary evidence of the contents of such document under the rules hereinafter contained, or unless the genuineness of a document produced is in question.
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New · BSA 2023 · Ch. II
s. 20
When oral admissions as to contents of documents are relevant.
Oral admissions as to the contents of a document are not relevant, unless and until the party proposing to prove them shows that he is entitled to give secondary evidence of the contents of such document under the rules hereinafter contained, or unless the genuineness of a document produced is in question
Text from India Code
Related sectionsBSA 20 · When oral admissions as to contents …
IEA 21 · Proof of admissions against persons making them, and by or on their behalfIEA 22A · When oral admission as to contents of electronic records are relevant

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