IEA §22A → BSA §21
When oral admission as to contents of electronic records are relevant
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1[22A. When oral admission as to contents of electronic records are relevant.––Oral admissions as to the contents of electronic records are not relevant, unless the genuineness of the electronic record produced is in question.]
21. 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 advocate from giving evidence of any matter of which he may be compelled to give evidence under sub-sections
(1) and
(2) of section 132.
What changedAI-inferred
Oral admissions as to contents of electronic records absorbed.
Old position
IEA 22A is concerned with When oral admission as to contents of electronic records are relevant. 1[22A
New position
BSA 21 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: In civil cases no admission is relevant, if it is made either upon an.... 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
BSA 21 (In civil cases no admission is relevant, if it is made either upon an...) preserves the framework of IEA 22A. BSA 21 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code. BSA 21 text: In civil...
Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)
BSA 21 (In civil cases no admission is relevant, if it is made either upon an...) preserves the framework of IEA 22A. BSA 21 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code.
BSA 21 text: 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...
Transitional note (repeal & savings)
For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, IEA 22A continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BSA 21 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 21 (In civil cases no admission is relevant, if it is made either upon an...). The relationship is classified as substantively_same — see the change-note above for the textual delta.
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Indian Evidence Act, 1872 · §22A
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Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 · §21
View government sourcemha.gov.in(opens the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 PDF on mha.gov.in in a new tab)Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India · PDF
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Sources
- India Code — Indian Evidence Act, 1872
- Gazette of India — Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
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