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Indian Evidence Act, 1872 Repealed w.e.f. 1 July 2024

Section 120 IEA - Competency of husband and Wife as witnesses in certain Cases

Section 120 IEA is now Section 126 of the BSA - the BSA replaced the IEA on 1 July 2024.
Act
Indian Evidence Act, 1872
Section
120 - Competency of husband and Wife as witnesses in certain Cases
New provision
Section 126 BSA

IEA → BSA: what changed

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Section 126 BSA Modified Heading "Parties to civil suit, and their wives or husbands. Husband or wife of a person under criminal trial" is replaced by "Competency of husband and wife as witnesses in certain cases". Paragraphs are numbered as subsections (1) and (2),

Section 120 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 deals with competency of husband and Wife as witnesses in certain Cases. Under the new law this is Section 126 of the BSA.

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