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Indian Evidence Act, 1872 Repealed w.e.f. 1 July 2024

Section 60 IEA - Oral evidence to be direct

Section 60 IEA is now Section 55 of the BSA - the BSA replaced the IEA on 1 July 2024.
Act
Indian Evidence Act, 1872
Section
60 - Oral evidence to be direct
New provision
Section 55 BSA

IEA → BSA: what changed

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Section 55 BSA Modified In heading word "must" is replaced by "to" and para graph are numbered as clauses (i), (ii), (iii)and (iv). Word "also" is replaced by "further" .

Section 60 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 deals with oral evidence to be direct. Under the new law this is Section 55 of the BSA.

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