BSA §33
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8[39. What evidence to be given when statement forms part of a conversation, document, electronic record, book or series of letters or papers.––When any statement of which evidence is given 1. Subs. by Act 21 of 2000, s. 92 and the Second Schedule, for “entries in the books of account” (w.e.f. 17-10-2000). 2. Subs. by s. 92 and the Second Schedule, ibid., for “record” (w.e.f. 17-10-2000). 3. Subs. by the A.O. 1948, for “any Government in British India”. 4. Ins. by the A. O. 1950. 5. The original words were “Act of the Governor General of India in Council or of the Governors in Council of Madras or Bombay, or of the Lieutenant Governor in Council of Bengal, or in a notification of the Government appearing in the Gazette of India, or in the Gazette of any L.G., or in any printed paper purporting to be the London Gazette or the Government Gazette of any colony or possession of the Queen, is a relevant fact”. This was amended first by the Repealing and Amending Act, 1914 (10 of 1914), and then by the A.O. 1937, the A.O. 1948 and the A.O. 1950 to read as above. 6. Subs. by Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and the Schedule, for “an Act of the Legislature of a Part A State or a Part C State”. 7. The “last paragraph” omitted by Act 10 of 1914, s. 3 and the Second Schedule. 8. Subs. by Act 21 of 2000, s. 92 and the Second Schedule, for “s. 39” (w.e.f. 17-10-2000). forms part of a longer statement, or of a conversation or part of an isolated document, or is contained in a document which forms part of a book, or is contained in part of electronic record or of a connected series of letters or papers, evidence shall be given of so much and no more of the statement, conversation, document, electronic record, book or series of letters or papers as the Court considers necessary in that particular case to the full understanding of the nature and effect of the statement, and of the circumstances under which it was made.] JUDGMENTS OF COURTS OF JUSTICE WHEN RELEVANT
33. When any statement of which evidence is given forms part of a longer statement, or of a conversation or part of an isolated document, or is contained in a document which forms part of a book, or is contained in part of electronic record or of a connected series of letters or papers, evidence shall be given of so much and no more of the statement, conversation, document, electronic record, book or series of letters or papers as the Court considers necessary in that particular case to the full understanding of the nature and effect of the statement, and of the circumstances under which it was made. Judgments of Courts when relevant
What changedAI-inferred
What evidence to be given when statement forms part of conversation, document, electronic record, book or series of letters or papers.
Old position
IEA 39 is concerned with What evidence to be given when statement forms part of a conversation, document, electronic record, book or series of letters or papers. JUDGMENTS OF COURTS OF JUSTICE WHEN RELEVANT. 8[39
New position
BSA 33 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: Forms part of a.. When any statement of which evidence is given forms part of a longer statement, or of a conversation or part of an isolated document, or is contained in a document which forms part of a book, or is contained in part of electronic record or
BSA 33 (Forms part of a.) preserves the framework of IEA 39. BSA 33 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code. BSA 33 text: When any statement of which evidence is given forms part of a longer...
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BSA 33 (Forms part of a.) preserves the framework of IEA 39. BSA 33 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code.
BSA 33 text: When any statement of which evidence is given forms part of a longer statement, or of a conversation or part of an isolated document, or is contained in a document which forms part of a book, or is contained in part of electronic record or of a connected series of letters or papers, evidence shall be given of so much...
Transitional note (repeal & savings)
For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, IEA 39 continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BSA 33 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 33 (Forms part of a.). 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 §39 → BSA §33 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-06-15, https://newlaws.in/bsa/33.
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