IEA §133 → BSA §138
Accomplice
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133. Accomplice. –– An accomplice shall be a competent witness against an accused person; and a conviction is not illegal merely because it proceeds upon the uncorroborated testimony of an accomplice.
138. An accomplice shall be a competent witness against an accused person; and a conviction is not illegal if it proceeds upon the corroborated testimony of an accomplice.
What changedAI-inferred
Accomplice.
Old position
IEA 133 is concerned with Accomplice. Accomplice
New position
BSA 139 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: Witnesses.. No particular number of witnesses shall in any case be required for the proof of any fact
BSA 139 (Witnesses.) preserves the framework of IEA 133. BSA 139 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code. BSA 139 text: No particular number of witnesses shall in any case be required for the...
Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)
BSA-138 reproduces the operative content of IEA-133 (Accomplice) with text-overlap 0.73 on the supplied bare-act extracts. The original PRS-chart-based pairing (BSA-139) 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 133 continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BSA 139 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 139 (Witnesses.). 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 §133 → BSA §138 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-06-15, https://newlaws.in/iea/133.
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