Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
BSA Section 17
Admissions by persons whose position must be proved as against party to suit
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BSA Section 17 deals with admissions by persons whose position must be proved as against party to suit and replaces Evidence Act 19.
Bare act text — BSA 17
17. Admissions by persons whose position must be proved as against party to suit.
Statements made by persons whose position or liability, it is necessary to prove as against any party to the suit, are admissions, if such statements would be relevant as against such persons in relation to such position or liability in a suit brought by or against them, and if they are made whilst the person making them occupies such position or is subject to such liability Illustration A undertakes to collect rents for B. B sues A for not collecting rent due from C to B. A denies that rent was due from C to B. A statement by C that he owed B rent is an admission, and is a relevant fact as against A, if A denies that C did owe rent to B.
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What was BSA Section 17 in the Evidence Act?
BSA Section 17 (Admissions by persons whose position must be proved as against party to suit) replaces Section 19 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. Evidence Act 19 is now BSA 17.
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Nearby BSA sections
- 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 16 — Admission by party to proceeding or his agent
- 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
- BSA 22 — Confession caused by inducement, threat, coercion or promise, when irrelevant in criminal proceeding