Indian Evidence Act, 1872 → Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
IEA 128BSA 133
Privilege not waived by volunteering evidence
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What changed
- Words "barrister, attorney, pleader or vakil" are replaced by "advocate".
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Under Section 133 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (formerly Section 128 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872)...
Bare act text — BSA 133
133. Privilege not waived by volunteering evidence .—If any party to a suit gives evidence therein at his own instance or otherwise, he shall not be deemed to have consented thereby to such disclosure as is mentioned in section 132; and, if any party to a suit or proceeding calls any such advocate, as a witness, he shall be deemed to have consented to such disclosure only if he questions such advocate, on matters which, but for such question, he would not be at liberty to disclose.
Frequently asked
What is IEA 128 equivalent in BSA?
IEA Section 128 (Privilege not waived by volunteering evidence) corresponds to Section 133 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (BSA).
What changed between IEA 128 and BSA 133?
Words "barrister, attorney, pleader or vakil" are replaced by "advocate".
How do I cite BSA 133 in a pleading?
Under Section 133 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (formerly Section 128 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872)...
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- IEA 123 → BSA 129 — Evidence as to affairs of State
- IEA 124 → BSA 130 — Official communications
- IEA 125 → BSA 131 — Information as to commission of offences
- IEA 126 → BSA 132(1) & (2) — Professional communications
- IEA 127 → BSA 132(3) — Professional communications to apply interpreters, etc
- IEA 129 → BSA 134 — Confidential communication with legal advisers
- IEA 130 → BSA 135 — Production of title-deeds of witness not a party
- IEA 131 → BSA 136 — Production of documents or electronic records which another person, having possession, could refuse to produce
- IEA 132 → BSA 137 — Witness not excused from answering on ground that answer will criminate
- IEA 133 → BSA 138 — Accomplice