Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
BSA Section 16
Admission by party to proceeding or his agent
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BSA Section 16 deals with admission by party to proceeding or his agent and replaces Evidence Act 18.
Bare act text — BSA 16
16. Admission by party to proceeding or his agent.
(1) Statements made by a party to the proceeding, or by an agent to any such party, whom the Court regards, under the circumstances of the case, as expressly or impliedly authorised by him to make them, are admissions.
(2) Statements made by-- (i) parties to suits suing or sued in a representative character, are not admissions, unless they were made while the party making them held that character; or (ii) (a) persons who have any proprietary or pecuniary interest in the subject matter of the proceeding, and who make the statement in their character of persons so interested; or (b) persons from whom the parties to the suit have derived their interest in the subject matter of the suit, are admissions, if they are made during the continuance of the interest of the persons making the statements
What changed from the Evidence Act
- Evidence Act 18 → BSA 16: Headings of paragraphs are excluded and written as subsections and clauses.
Frequently asked
What was BSA Section 16 in the Evidence Act?
BSA Section 16 (Admission by party to proceeding or his agent) replaces Section 18 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. Evidence Act 18 is now BSA 16.
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Nearby BSA sections
- BSA 11 — Facts relevant when right or custom is in question
- BSA 12 — Facts showing existence of state of mind, or of body or bodily feeling
- BSA 13 — Facts bearing on question whether act was accidental or intentional
- BSA 14 — Existence of course of business when relevant
- BSA 15 — Admission defined
- BSA 17 — Admissions by persons whose position must be proved as against party to suit
- BSA 18 — Admissions by persons expressly referred to by party to suit
- BSA 19 — Proof of admissions against persons making them, and by or on their behalf
- BSA 20 — When oral admissions as to contents of documents are relevant
- BSA 21 — Admissions in civil cases when relevant