Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
BSA Section 133
Privilege not waived by volunteering evidence
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BSA Section 133 deals with privilege not waived by volunteering evidence and replaces Evidence Act 128.
Bare act text — BSA 133
133. Privilege not waived by volunteering evidence.
If any party to a suit gives evidence therein at his own instance or otherwise, he shall not be deemed to have consented thereby to such disclosure as is mentioned in section 132; and, if any party to a suit or proceeding calls any such advocate, as a witness, he shall be deemed to have consented to such disclosure only if he questions such advocate, on matters which, but for such question, he would not be at liberty to disclose.
What changed from the Evidence Act
- Evidence Act 128 → BSA 133: Words "barrister, attorney, pleader or vakil" are replaced by "advocate".
Frequently asked
What was BSA Section 133 in the Evidence Act?
BSA Section 133 (Privilege not waived by volunteering evidence) replaces Section 128 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. Evidence Act 128 is now BSA 133.
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Nearby BSA sections
- BSA 128 — Communications during marriage
- BSA 129 — Evidence as to affairs of State
- BSA 130 — Official communications
- BSA 131 — Information as to commission of offences
- BSA 132 — Professional communications
- BSA 134 — Confidential communication with legal advisers
- BSA 135 — Production of title-deeds of witness not a party
- BSA 136 — Production of documents or electronic records which another person, having possession, could refuse to produce
- BSA 137 — Witness not excused from answering on ground that answer will criminate
- BSA 138 — Accomplice