Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
BSA Section 131
Information as to commission of offences
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BSA Section 131 deals with information as to commission of offences and replaces Evidence Act 125.
Bare act text — BSA 131
131. Information as to commission of offences.
No Magistrate or police officer shall be compelled to say when he got any information as to the commission of any offence, and no revenue officer shall be compelled to say when he got any information as to the commission of any offence against the public revenue. Explanation.--"revenue officer" means any officer employed in or about the business of any branch of the public revenue.
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What was BSA Section 131 in the Evidence Act?
BSA Section 131 (Information as to commission of offences) replaces Section 125 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. Evidence Act 125 is now BSA 131.
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- BSA 133 — Privilege not waived by volunteering evidence
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- BSA 136 — Production of documents or electronic records which another person, having possession, could refuse to produce