Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
BSA Section 139
Number of witnesses
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BSA Section 139 deals with number of witnesses and replaces Evidence Act 134.
Bare act text — BSA 139
139. Number of witnesses.
No particular number of witnesses shall in any case be required for the proof of any fact.
Frequently asked
What was BSA Section 139 in the Evidence Act?
BSA Section 139 (Number of witnesses) replaces Section 134 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. Evidence Act 134 is now BSA 139.
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Nearby BSA sections
- 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
- 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
- BSA 144 — Cross examination of person called to produce a document