BSA §169
No new trial for improper admission or rejection of.
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163. Giving, as evidence, of document called for and produced on notice. ––When a party calls for a document which he has given the other party notice to produce, and such document is produced and inspected by the party calling for its production, he is bound to give it as evidence if the party producing it requires him to do so. 1. As to the application of s. 161 to police diaries, see the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Act 2 of 1974), s. 172.
169. The improper admission or rejection of evidence shall not be ground of itself for a new trial or reversal of any decision in any case, if it shall appear to the Court before which such objection is raised that, independently of the evidence objected to and admitted, there was sufficient evidence to justify the decision, or that, if the rejected evidence had been received, it ought not to have varied the decision. CHAPTERXII REPEAL AND SAVINGS
What changedAI-inferred
Giving, as evidence, of document called for and produced on notice.
Old position
IEA 163 is concerned with Giving, as evidence, of document called for and produced on notice. Giving, as evidence, of document called for and produced on notice
New position
BSA 169 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: No new trial for improper admission or rejection of.. The improper admission or rejection of evidence shall not be ground of itself for a new trial or reversal of any decision in any case, if it shall appear to the Court before which such objection is raised that, independently of the
BSA 169 (No new trial for improper admission or rejection of.) preserves the framework of IEA 163. BSA 169 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code. BSA 169 text: The improper admission or...
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BSA 169 (No new trial for improper admission or rejection of.) preserves the framework of IEA 163. BSA 169 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code.
BSA 169 text: The improper admission or rejection of evidence shall not be ground of itself for a new trial or reversal of any decision in any case, if it shall appear to the Court before which such objection is raised that, independently of the evidence objected to and admitted, there was sufficient evidence to justify the...
Transitional note (repeal & savings)
For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, IEA 163 continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BSA 169 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 169 (No new trial for improper admission or rejection of.). 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 §163 → BSA §169 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-06-12, https://newlaws.in/bsa/169.
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