BSA §129
No one shall be permitted to give any evidence derived from unpublished official Evidence...
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123. Evidence as to affairs of State.––No one shall be permitted to give any evidence derived from unpublished official records relating to any affairs of State, except with the permission of the officer at the head of the department concerned, who shall give or withhold such permission as he thinks fit.
129. No one shall be permitted to give any evidence derived from unpublished official records relating to any affairs of State, except with the permission of the officer at the head of the department concerned, who shall give or withhold such permission as he thinks fit.
What changedAI-inferred
Evidence as to affairs of State.
Old position
IEA 123 is concerned with Evidence as to affairs of State. Evidence as to affairs of State
New position
BSA 129 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: No one shall be permitted to give any evidence derived from unpublished official Evidence.... No one shall be permitted to give any evidence derived from unpublished official records relating to any affairs of State, except with the permission of the officer at the head of the department concerned, who shall give or withhold such
BSA 129 (No one shall be permitted to give any evidence derived from unpublished official Evidence...) preserves the framework of IEA 123. BSA 129 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code. BSA...
Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)
BSA 129 (No one shall be permitted to give any evidence derived from unpublished official Evidence...) preserves the framework of IEA 123. BSA 129 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code.
BSA 129 text: No one shall be permitted to give any evidence derived from unpublished official records relating to any affairs of State, except with the permission of the officer at the head of the department concerned, who shall give or withhold such permission as he thinks fit.
Transitional note (repeal & savings)
For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, IEA 123 continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BSA 129 applies. The transition is governed by the repeal-and-savings clause in the new code (BNS 358 / BNSS 531 / BSA 170 as the case may be); pending proceedings under the old code carry forward unaffected.
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BSA 129 (No one shall be permitted to give any evidence derived from unpublished official Evidence...). The relationship is classified as substantively_same — see the change-note above for the textual delta.
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Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 · §129
View government sourcemha.gov.in(opens the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 PDF on mha.gov.in in a new tab)Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India · PDF
Indian Evidence Act, 1872 · §123
View government sourcelddashboard.legislative.gov.in(opens the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 Web page on lddashboard.legislative.gov.in in a new tab)Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India · Web page
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Sources
- India Code — Indian Evidence Act, 1872
- Gazette of India — Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
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