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Indian Evidence Act, 1872 Repealed w.e.f. 1 July 2024

Section 138 IEA - Order of examinations

Section 138 IEA is now Section 143 of the BSA - the BSA replaced the IEA on 1 July 2024.
Act
Indian Evidence Act, 1872
Section
138 - Order of examinations
New provision
Section 143 BSA

IEA → BSA: what changed

This sectionChangeRemarks
Section 143 BSA Modified Para graph are numbered as subsections (1), (2) and (3), and word "in - chief" included. The w ords in paragraph heading "Direction of re - examination" are excluded.

Section 138 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 deals with order of examinations. Under the new law this is Section 143 of the BSA.

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