Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
BSA Section 138
Accomplice
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BSA Section 138 deals with accomplice and replaces Evidence Act 133.
Bare act text — BSA 138
138. Accomplice.
An accomplice shall be a competent witness against an accused person; and a conviction is not illegal if it proceeds upon the corroborated testimony of an accomplice.
What changed from the Evidence Act
- Evidence Act 133 → BSA 138: Words "merely because" are replaced by "if".
Frequently asked
What was BSA Section 138 in the Evidence Act?
BSA Section 138 (Accomplice) replaces Section 133 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. Evidence Act 133 is now BSA 138.
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Nearby BSA sections
- 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
- 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 139 — Number of witnesses
- BSA 140 — Order of production and examination of witnesses
- BSA 141 — Judge to decide as to admissibility of evidence
- BSA 142 — Examination of witnesses
- BSA 143 — Order of examinations