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Indian Evidence Act, 1872 Repealed w.e.f. 1 July 2024

Section 155 IEA - Impeaching credit of witness

Section 155 IEA is now Section 158 of the BSA - the BSA replaced the IEA on 1 July 2024.
Act
Indian Evidence Act, 1872
Section
155 - Impeaching credit of witness
New provision
Section 158 BSA

IEA → BSA: what changed

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Section 158 BSA Modified Numbers (1), (2) and (3) are replaced by (a), (b) and (c). Word "indicted" is replaced by "accused" .

Section 155 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 deals with impeaching credit of witness. Under the new law this is Section 158 of the BSA.

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