Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
BSA Section 125
Witness unable to communicate verbally
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BSA Section 125 deals with witness unable to communicate verbally and replaces Evidence Act 119.
Bare act text — BSA 125
125. Witness unable to communicate verbally.
A witness who is unable to speak may give his evidence in any other manner in which he can make it intelligible, as by writing or by signs; but such writing must be written and the signs made in open Court and evidence so given shall be deemed to be oral evidence: Provided that if the witness is unable to communicate verbally, the Court shall take the assistance of an interpreter or a special educator in recording the statement, and such statement shall be videographed.
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What was BSA Section 125 in the Evidence Act?
BSA Section 125 (Witness unable to communicate verbally) replaces Section 119 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. Evidence Act 119 is now BSA 125.
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