Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
BSA Section 43
Opinion as to usages, tenets, etc., when relevant
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BSA Section 43 deals with opinion as to usages, tenets, etc., when relevant and replaces Evidence Act 49.
Bare act text — BSA 43
43. Opinion as to usages, tenets, etc., when relevant.
When the Court has to form an opinion as to— (i) the usages and tenets of any body of men or family; (ii) the constitution and governance of any religious or charitable foundation; or (iii) the meaning of words or terms used in particular districts or by particular classes of people, the opinions of persons having special means of knowledge thereon, are relevant facts.
What changed from the Evidence Act
- Evidence Act 49 → BSA 43: Paragraphs are numbered as clauses (i), (ii) and (iii).
Frequently asked
What was BSA Section 43 in the Evidence Act?
BSA Section 43 (Opinion as to usages, tenets, etc., when relevant) replaces Section 49 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. Evidence Act 49 is now BSA 43.
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Nearby BSA sections
- BSA 38 — Fraud or collusion in obtaining judgment, or incompetency of Court, may be proved
- BSA 39 — Opinions of experts
- BSA 40 — Facts bearing upon opinions of experts
- BSA 41 — Opinion as to handwriting and signature, when relevant
- BSA 42 — Opinion as to existence of general custom or right, when relevant
- BSA 44 — Opinion on relationship, when relevant
- BSA 45 — Grounds of opinion, when relevant
- BSA 46 — In civil cases character to prove conduct imputed, irrelevant
- BSA 47 — In criminal cases previous good character relevant
- BSA 48 — Evidence of character or previous sexual experience not relevant in certain cases