Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
BSA Section 129
Evidence as to affairs of State
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BSA Section 129 deals with evidence as to affairs of state and replaces Evidence Act 123.
Bare act text — BSA 129
129. Evidence as to affairs of State.
No one shall be permitted to give any evidence derived from unpublished official records relating to any affairs of State, except with the permission of the officer at the head of the department concerned, who shall give or withhold such permission as he thinks fit.
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What was BSA Section 129 in the Evidence Act?
BSA Section 129 (Evidence as to affairs of State) replaces Section 123 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. Evidence Act 123 is now BSA 129.
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Nearby BSA sections
- BSA 124 — Who may testify
- BSA 125 — Witness unable to communicate verbally
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- BSA 127 — Judges and Magistrates
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- BSA 130 — Official communications
- BSA 131 — Information as to commission of offences
- BSA 132 — Professional communications
- BSA 133 — Privilege not waived by volunteering evidence
- BSA 134 — Confidential communication with legal advisers