BSA §161
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158. What matters may be proved in connection with proved statement relevant under section 32 or 33. ––Whenever any statement, relevant under section 32 or 33, is proved, all matters may be proved either in order to contradict or to corroborate it, or in order to impeach or confirm the credit of the person by whom it was made, which might have been proved if that person had been called as a witness and had denied upon cross-examination the truth of the matter suggested.
161. Whenever any statement, relevant under section 26 or 27, is proved, all matters may be proved either in order to contradict or to corroborate it, or in order to impeach or confirm the credit of the person by whom it was made, which might have been proved if that person had been called as a witness and had denied upon cross-examination the truth of the matter suggested.
What changedAI-inferred
What matters may be proved in connection with proved statement relevant under section 32 or 33.
Old position
IEA 158 is concerned with What matters may be proved in connection with proved statement relevant under section 32 or 33. 8. What matters may be proved in connection with proved statement relevant under section 32 or 33
New position
BSA 164 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: Any writing referred to under the provisions of the two last preceding.. Any writing referred to under the provisions of the two last preceding sections shall be produced and shown to the adverse party if he requires it; such party may, if he pleases, cross-examine the witness thereupon
BSA 164 (Any writing referred to under the provisions of the two last preceding.) preserves the framework of IEA 158. BSA 164 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code. BSA 164 text: Any...
Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)
BSA-161 reproduces the operative content of IEA-158 (What matters may be proved in connection with proved statement relevant under section 32 or 33. 8) with text-overlap 0.97 on the supplied bare-act extracts. The original PRS-chart-based pairing (BSA-164) 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 158 continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BSA 164 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 164 (Any writing referred to under the provisions of the two last preceding.). The relationship is classified as substantively_same — see the change-note above for the textual delta.
Sources
- India Code — Indian Evidence Act, 1872
- Gazette of India — Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
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Newlaws.in, IEA §158 → BSA §161 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-06-15, https://newlaws.in/bsa/161.
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