Evidence Act Section 155 is now BSA Section 158
- Evidence Act 155 (Impeaching credit of witness) → BSA 158 Impeaching credit of witness
Verbatim · BSA 158158. Impeaching credit of witness.— The credit of a witness may be impeached in the following ways by the adverse party, or, with the consent of the Court, by the party who calls him— (a) by the evidence of persons who testify that they, from their knowledge of the witness, believe him to be unworthy of credit; (b) by proof that the witness has been bribed, or has accepted the offer of a bribe, or has received any other corrupt inducement to give his evidence; (c) by proof of former statements inconsistent with any part of his evidence which is liable to be contradicted.
Read the full BSA Section 158 →
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.