IEA §131 → BSA §136
Production of documents or electronic records which another person, having possession, could refuse to produce. 7
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2[131. Production of documents or electronic records which another person, having possession, could refuse to produce. –– No one shall be compelled to produce documents in his possession or electronic records under his control, which any other person would be entitled to refuse to produce if they were in his possession or control, unless such last-mentioned person consents to their production.]
136. No one shall be compelled to produce documents in his possession or electronic records under his control, which any other person would be entitled to refuse to produce if they were in his possession or control, unless such last-mentioned person consents to their production.
What changedAI-inferred
Production of documents or electronic records which another person, having possession, could refuse to produce.
Old position
IEA 131 is concerned with Production of documents or electronic records which another person, having possession, could refuse to produce. 7. 2[131
New position
BSA 137 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: A witness shall not be excused from answering any question as to.. A witness shall not be excused from answering any question as to any matter relevant to the matter in issue in any suit or in any civil or criminal proceeding, upon the ground that the answer to such question will criminate, or may tend
BSA 137 (A witness shall not be excused from answering any question as to.) preserves the framework of IEA 131. BSA 137 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code. BSA 137 text: A witness shall...
Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)
BSA-136 reproduces the operative content of IEA-131 (Production of documents or electronic records which another person, having possession, could refuse to produce. 7) with text-overlap 0.87 on the supplied bare-act extracts. The original PRS-chart-based pairing (BSA-137) 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 131 continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BSA 137 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 137 (A witness shall not be excused from answering any question as to.). 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 §131 → BSA §136 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-06-15, https://newlaws.in/iea/131.
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