BSA §155
The Court shall forbid any question which appears to it to be.
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152. Questions intended to insult or annoy.–– The Court shall forbid any question which appears to it to be intended to insult or annoy, or which, though proper in itself, appears to the Court needlessly offensive in form.
155. The Court shall forbid any question which appears to it to be intended to insult or annoy, or which, though proper in itself, appears to the Court needlessly offensive in form.
What changedAI-inferred
Questions intended to insult or annoy.
Old position
IEA 152 is concerned with Questions intended to insult or annoy. Questions intended to insult or annoy
New position
BSA 158 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: The credit of a witness may be impeached in the following ways by the.... The credit of a witness may be impeached in the following ways by the adverse party, or, with the consent of the Court, by the party who calls him
BSA 158 (The credit of a witness may be impeached in the following ways by the...) preserves the framework of IEA 152. BSA 158 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code. BSA 158 text: The...
Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)
BSA-155 reproduces the operative content of IEA-152 (Questions intended to insult or annoy) with text-overlap 0.93 on the supplied bare-act extracts. The original PRS-chart-based pairing (BSA-158) appears to have been a parsing artifact: text-comparison shows that destination has a different topic. The corrected pairing reflects the actual section-content correspondence. Cross-references may need to be remapped per locked doctrine #11.
Transitional note (repeal & savings)
For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, IEA 152 continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BSA 158 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.
Frequently asked
BSA 158 (The credit of a witness may be impeached in the following ways by the...). The relationship is classified as substantively_same — see the change-note above for the textual delta.
Government source
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Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 · §155
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 · §152
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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Newlaws.in, IEA §152 → BSA §155 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-10-29, https://newlaws.in/bsa/155.
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