Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
BSA Section 140
Order of production and examination of witnesses
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BSA Section 140 deals with order of production and examination of witnesses and replaces Evidence Act 135.
Bare act text — BSA 140
140. Order of production and examination of witnesses.
The order in which witnesses are produced and examined shall be regulated by the law and practice for the time being relating to civil and criminal procedure respectively, and, in the absence of any such law, by the discretion of the Court.
Frequently asked
What was BSA Section 140 in the Evidence Act?
BSA Section 140 (Order of production and examination of witnesses) replaces Section 135 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. Evidence Act 135 is now BSA 140.
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Nearby BSA sections
- 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 139 — Number 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
- BSA 145 — Witnesses to character