IEA §151 → BSA §154
Indecent and scandalous questions
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151. Indecent and scandalous questions.–– The Court may forbid any questions or inquiries which it regards as indecent or scandalous, although such questions or inquiries may have some bearing on the questions before the Court, unless they relate to facts in issue, or to matters necessary to be known in order to determine whether or not the facts in issue existed.
154. The Court may forbid any questions or inquiries which it regards as indecent or scandalous, although such questions or inquiries may have some bearing on the questions before the Court, unless they relate to facts in issue, or to matters necessary to be known in order to determine whether or not the facts in issue existed.
What changedAI-inferred
Indecent and scandalous questions.
Old position
IEA 151 is concerned with Indecent and scandalous questions. Indecent and scandalous questions
New position
BSA 157 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: (1) The Court may, in its discretion, permit the person who calls a witness.... The Court may, in its discretion, permit the person who calls a witness to put any question to him which might be put in cross-examination by the adverse party
BSA 157 ((1) The Court may, in its discretion, permit the person who calls a witness...) preserves the framework of IEA 151. BSA 157 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code. BSA 157 text: The...
Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)
BSA-154 reproduces the operative content of IEA-151 (Indecent and scandalous questions) with text-overlap 1.00 on the supplied bare-act extracts. The original PRS-chart-based pairing (BSA-157) 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 151 continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BSA 157 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 157 ((1) The Court may, in its discretion, permit the person who calls a witness...). 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 §151 → BSA §154 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-06-15, https://newlaws.in/iea/151.
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