Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
BSA Section 130
Official communications
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BSA Section 130 deals with official communications and replaces Evidence Act 124.
Bare act text — BSA 130
130. Official communications.
No public officer shall be compelled to disclose communications made to him in official confidence, when he considers that the public interests would suffer by the disclosure.
Frequently asked
What was BSA Section 130 in the Evidence Act?
BSA Section 130 (Official communications) replaces Section 124 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. Evidence Act 124 is now BSA 130.
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Nearby BSA sections
- BSA 125 — Witness unable to communicate verbally
- BSA 126 — Competency of husband and wife as witnesses in certain cases
- BSA 127 — Judges and Magistrates
- BSA 128 — Communications during marriage
- BSA 129 — Evidence as to affairs of State
- 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
- BSA 135 — Production of title-deeds of witness not a party