Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
BSA Section 117
Presumption as to abetment of suicide by a married woman
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BSA Section 117 deals with presumption as to abetment of suicide by a married woman and replaces Evidence Act 113A.
Bare act text — BSA 117
117. Presumption as to abetment of suicide by a married woman.
When the question is whether the commission of suicide by a woman had been abetted by her husband or any relative of her husband and it is shown that she had committed suicide within a period of seven years from the date of her marriage and that her husband or such relative of her husband had subjected her to cruelty, the Court may presume, having regard to all the other circumstances of the case, that such suicide had been abetted by her husband or by such relative of her husband. Explanation.--For the purposes of this section, "cruelty" shall have the same meaning as in section 86 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
What changed from the Evidence Act
- Evidence Act 113A → BSA 117: The words "section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860)" are replaced by "section 86 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023" in the explanation.
Frequently asked
What was BSA Section 117 in the Evidence Act?
BSA Section 117 (Presumption as to abetment of suicide by a married woman) replaces Section 113A of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. Evidence Act 113A is now BSA 117.
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