BSA §22

Confession caused by inducement threat.

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Old law
IEA §23
Admissions in civil cases when relevant

23. Admissions in civil cases when relevant.––In civil cases no admission is relevant, if it is made either upon an express condition that evidence of it is not to be given, or under circumstances from which the Court can infer that the parties agreed together that evidence of it should not be given. Explanation.––Nothing in this section shall be taken to exempt any barrister, pleader, attorney or vakil from giving evidence of any matter of which he may be compelled to give evidence under section 126.

New law
BSA §22
Confession caused by inducement threat.

22. A confession made by an accused person is irrelevant in a criminal proceeding, if the making of the confession appears to the Court to have been caused by any inducement, threat, coercion or promise having reference to the charge against the accused person, proceeding from a person in authority and sufficient, in the opinion of the Court, to give the accused person grounds which would appear to him reasonable for supposing that by making it he would gain any advantage or avoid any evil of a temporal nature in reference to the proceedings against him: Provided that if the confession is made after the impression caused by any such inducement, threat, coercion or promise has, in the opinion of the Court, been fully removed, it is relevant: Provided further that if such a confession is otherwise relevant, it does not become irrelevant merely because it was made under a promise of secrecy, or in consequence of a deception practised on the accused person for the purpose of obtaining it, or when he was drunk, or because it was made in answer to questions which he need not have answered, whatever may have been the form of those questions, or because he was not warned that he was not bound to make such confession, and that evidence of it might be given against him.

What changedAI-inferred

Admissions in civil cases when relevant.

Old position

IEA 23 is concerned with Admissions in civil cases when relevant. Admissions in civil cases when relevant

New position

BSA 22 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: Confession caused by inducement threat.. A confession made by an accused person is irrelevant in a criminal proceeding, if the making of the confession appears to the Court to have been caused by any inducement, threat, coercion or promise having reference to the charge against

BSA 22 (Confession caused by inducement threat.) preserves the framework of IEA 23. BSA 22 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code. BSA 22 text: A confession made by an accused person is...

Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)

BSA 22 (Confession caused by inducement threat.) preserves the framework of IEA 23. BSA 22 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code.

BSA 22 text: A confession made by an accused person is irrelevant in a criminal proceeding, if the making of the confession appears to the Court to have been caused by any inducement, threat, coercion or promise having reference to the charge against the accused person, proceeding from a person in authority and sufficient, in the...

Transitional note (repeal & savings)

For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, IEA 23 continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BSA 22 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 22 (Confession caused by inducement threat.). The relationship is classified as substantively_same — see the change-note above for the textual delta.

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Newlaws.in, IEA §23 → BSA §22 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-06-14, https://newlaws.in/bsa/22.

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