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Indian Evidence Act, 1872 Repealed w.e.f. 1 July 2024

Section 153 IEA - Exclusion of evidence to Contradict answers to questions Testing veracity

Section 153 IEA is now Section 156 of the BSA - the BSA replaced the IEA on 1 July 2024.
Act
Indian Evidence Act, 1872
Section
153 - Exclusion of evidence to Contradict answers to questions Testing veracity
New provision
Section 156 BSA

IEA → BSA: what changed

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Section 156 BSA Modified "Lahore" and Calcutta" are replaced by "Goa" and "Varanasi" respectively.

Section 153 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 deals with exclusion of evidence to Contradict answers to questions Testing veracity. Under the new law this is Section 156 of the BSA.

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