Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
BSA Section 153
Procedure of Court in case of question being asked without reasonable grounds
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BSA Section 153 deals with procedure of court in case of question being asked without reasonable grounds and replaces Evidence Act 150.
Bare act text — BSA 153
153. Procedure of Court in case of question being asked without reasonable grounds.
If the Court is of opinion that any such question was asked without reasonable grounds, it may, if it was asked by any advocate, report the circumstances of the case to the High Court or other authority to which such advocate is subject in the exercise of his profession.
What changed from the Evidence Act
- Evidence Act 150 → BSA 153: Word "barrister, attorney, pleader or vakil" are replaced by "advocate".
Frequently asked
What was BSA Section 153 in the Evidence Act?
BSA Section 153 (Procedure of Court in case of question being asked without reasonable grounds) replaces Section 150 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. Evidence Act 150 is now BSA 153.
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Nearby BSA sections
- BSA 148 — Cross examination as to previous statements in writing
- BSA 149 — Questions lawful in cross examination
- BSA 150 — When witness to be compelled to answer
- BSA 151 — Court to decide when question shall be asked and when witness compelled to answer
- BSA 152 — Question not to be asked without reasonable grounds
- BSA 154 — Indecent and scandalous questions
- BSA 155 — Questions intended to insult or annoy
- BSA 156 — Exclusion of evidence to contradict answers to questions testing veracity
- BSA 157 — Question by party to his own witness
- BSA 158 — Impeaching credit of witness