IEA §5BSA §4

Evidence may be given of facts in issue and relevant facts

Substantively sameConfidence: mediumStatus: cross checkedscope drift(precautionary)
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Old law
IEA §5
Evidence may be given of facts in issue and relevant facts

5. Evidence may be given of facts in issue and relevant facts. ––Evidence may be given in any suit or proceeding of the existence of non-existence of every fact in issue and of such other facts as are hereinafter declared to be relevant, and of no others. Explanation.––This section shall not enable any person to give evidence of a fact which he is disentitled to prove by any provision of the law for the time being in force relating to Civil Procedure5. Illustrations (a) A is tried for the murder of B by beating him with a club with the intention of causing his death. At A’s trial the following facts are in issue:–– A’s beating B with the club; A’s causing B’s death by such beating; A’s intention to cause B’s death. (b) A suitor does not bring with him, and have in readiness for production at the first hearing of the case, a bond on which he relies. This section does not enable him to produce the bond or prove its contents at a subsequent stage of the proceedings, otherwise than in accordance with the conditions prescribed by the Code of Civil Procedure5.

New law
BSA §4
Facts which, though not in issue, are so connected with a fact.

4. Facts which, though not in issue, are so connected with a fact in issue or a relevant fact as to form part of the same transaction, are relevant, whether they occurred at the same time and place or at different times and places. Illustrations. (a) A is accused of the murder of B by beating him. Whatever was said or done by A or B or the bystanders at the beating, or so shortly before or after it as to form part of the transaction, is a relevant fact. (b) A is accused of waging war against the Government of India by taking part in an armed insurrection in which property is destroyed, troops are attacked and jails are broken open. The occurrence of these facts is relevant, as forming part of the general transaction, though A may not have been present at all of them. (c) A sues B for a libel contained in a letter forming part of a correspondence. Letters between the parties relating to the subject out of which the libel arose, and forming part of the correspondence in which it is contained, are relevant facts, though they do not contain the libel itself. (d) The question is, whether certain goods ordered from B were delivered to A. The goods were delivered to several intermediate persons successively. Each delivery is a relevant fact.

What changedAI-inferred

Evidence may be given of facts in issue and relevant facts.

Old position

IEA 5 is concerned with Evidence may be given of facts in issue and relevant facts. Evidence may be given of facts in issue and relevant facts

New position

BSA 4 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: Facts which, though not in issue, are so connected with a fact.. Facts which, though not in issue, are so connected with a fact in issue or a relevant fact as to form part of the same transaction, are relevant, whether they occurred at the same time and place or at different times and places

BSA 4 (Facts which, though not in issue, are so connected with a fact.) preserves the framework of IEA 5. BSA 4 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code. BSA 4 text: Facts which, though not in...

Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)

BSA 4 (Facts which, though not in issue, are so connected with a fact.) preserves the framework of IEA 5. BSA 4 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code.

BSA 4 text: Facts which, though not in issue, are so connected with a fact in issue or a relevant fact as to form part of the same transaction, are relevant, whether they occurred at the same time and place or at different times and places. Illustrations. (a) A is accused of the murder of B by beating him. Whatever was said or...

Transitional note (repeal & savings)

For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, IEA 5 continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BSA 4 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 4 (Facts which, though not in issue, are so connected with a fact.). The relationship is classified as substantively_same — see the change-note above for the textual delta.

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Newlaws.in, IEA §5 → BSA §4 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-06-15, https://newlaws.in/iea/5.

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