Indian Evidence Act, 1872 → Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
IEA 151BSA 154
Indecent and scandalous questions
BSA 154 full section — bare act text and what changed →
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Under Section 154 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (formerly Section 151 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872)...
Bare act text — BSA 154
154. Indecent and scandalous questions .—The Court may forbid any questions or inquiries which it regards as indecent or scandalous, although such questions or inquiries may have some bearing 46 on the questions before the Court, unless they relate to facts in issue, or to matters necessary to be known in order to determine whether or not the facts in issue existed.
Frequently asked
What is IEA 151 equivalent in BSA?
IEA Section 151 (Indecent and scandalous questions) corresponds to Section 154 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (BSA).
What changed between IEA 151 and BSA 154?
No change.
How do I cite BSA 154 in a pleading?
Under Section 154 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (formerly Section 151 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872)...
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- IEA 146 → BSA 149 — Questions lawful in cross- examination
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- IEA 149 → BSA 152 — Question not to be asked without reasonable grounds
- IEA 150 → BSA 153 — Procedure of Court in case of question being asked without reasonable grounds
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- 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
- IEA 155 → BSA 158 — Impeaching credit of witness
- IEA 156 → BSA 159 — Questions tending to corroborate evidence of relevant fact, admissible
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