Indian Evidence Act, 1872 → Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
IEA 149BSA 152
Question not to be asked without reasonable grounds
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What changed
- In illustrations, the words "barrister", "an attorney or vakil", "dakait" and "A pleader" are replaced by words "advocate", "another advocate", "dacoit" and "a advocate" respectively.
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Under Section 152 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (formerly Section 149 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872)...
Bare act text — BSA 152
152. Question not to be asked without reasonable grounds.—No such question as is referred to in section 151 ought to be asked, unless the person asking it has reasonable grounds for thinking that the imputation which it conveys is well-founded. Illustrations. (a) An advocate is instructed by another advocate that an important witness is a dacoit. This is a reasonable ground for asking the witness whether he is a dacoit. (b) An advocate is informed by a person in Court that an important witness is a dacoit. The informant, on being questioned by the advocate, gives satisfactory reasons for his statement. This is a reasonable ground for asking the witness whether he is a dacoit. (c) A witness, of whom nothing whatever is known, is asked at random whether he is a dacoit. There are here no reasonable grounds for the question. (d) A witness, of whom nothing whatever is known, being questioned as to his mode of life and means of living, gives unsatisfactory answers. This may be a reasonable ground for asking him if he is a dacoit.
Frequently asked
What is IEA 149 equivalent in BSA?
IEA Section 149 (Question not to be asked without reasonable grounds) corresponds to Section 152 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (BSA).
What changed between IEA 149 and BSA 152?
In illustrations, the words "barrister", "an attorney or vakil", "dakait" and "A pleader" are replaced by words "advocate", "another advocate", "dacoit" and "a advocate" respectively.
How do I cite BSA 152 in a pleading?
Under Section 152 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (formerly Section 149 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872)...
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- IEA 144 → BSA 147 — Evidence as to matters in writing
- IEA 145 → BSA 148 — Cross- examination as to previous statements in writing
- IEA 146 → BSA 149 — Questions lawful in cross- examination
- IEA 147 → BSA 150 — When witness to be compelled to answer
- IEA 148 → BSA 151 — Court to decide when question shall be asked and when witness compelled to answer
- IEA 150 → BSA 153 — Procedure of Court in case of question being asked without reasonable grounds
- IEA 151 → BSA 154 — Indecent and scandalous questions
- IEA 152 → BSA 155 — Questions intended to insult or annoy
- IEA 153 → BSA 156 — Exclusion of evidence to contradict answers to questions testing veracity
- IEA 154 → BSA 157 — Question by party to his own witness