IEA 3, para 2BSA 2(1)(f)

What changed

• Word "man" is replaced by "person" in illustrations and illustration (e)-"That a man has a certain reputation, is a fact" is now excluded in BSA.

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Under Section 2(1)(f) of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (formerly Section 3, para 2 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872)...

Bare act text — BSA 2(1)(f)

(f) “fact” means and includes— (i) any thing, state of things, or relation of things, capable of being perceived by the senses; (ii) any mental condition of which any person is conscious. Illustrations. (i) That there are certain objects arranged in a certain order in a certain place, is a fact. (ii) That a person heard or saw something, is a fact. (iii) That a person said certain words, is a fact. (iv) That a person holds a certain opinion, has a certain intention, acts in good faith, or fraudulently, or uses a particular word in a particular sense, or is or was at a specified time conscious of a particular sensation, is a fact;