Evidence Act Section 153 is now BSA Section 156
- Evidence Act 153 (Exclusion of evidence to contradict answers to questions testing veracity) → BSA 156 Exclusion of evidence to contradict answers to questions testing veracity
Verbatim · BSA 156156. Exclusion of evidence to contradict answers to questions testing veracity.— When a witness has been asked and has answered any question which is relevant to the inquiry only in so far as it tends to shake his credit by injuring his character, no evidence shall be given to contradict him; but, if he answers falsely, he may afterwards be charged with giving false evidence.
Read the full BSA Section 156 →
The BSA replaced the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 from 1 July 2024.
Old-to-new correspondence is indicative and not always one-to-one; read the new text itself.