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Indian Evidence Act, 1872 Repealed w.e.f. 1 July 2024

Section 27 IEA - How much of information received from accused may be proved

Section 27 IEA is now Section 23 of the BSA - the BSA replaced the IEA on 1 July 2024.
Act
Indian Evidence Act, 1872
Section
27 - How much of information received from accused may be proved
New provision
Section 23 BSA

IEA → BSA: what changed

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Section 23 BSA Modified The rule that so much of the information from an accused in custody as leads to the discovery of a fact may be proved is carried into the proviso to Section 23(2) BSA.

Section 27 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 deals with how much of information received from accused may be proved. Under the new law this is Section 23 of the BSA.

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