Important Sections of Bharatiya Sakshya Bill 2023
Section 2 - Definitions.
Section 3 - Evidence may be given of the facts in issue and relevant facts.
Section 4 - Relevancy of facts forming part of same transaction.
Section 9 - When facts not otherwise relevant become relevant.
Section 8 - Things said or done by
conspirator in reference to common design.
Section 15 - Admission defined.
Section 21 - Admissions in civil cases when relevant.
Section 22 -Confession caused by inducement, threat, coercion or promise, when irrelevant in criminal proceeding.
Section 23 - Confession to police officer.
Section 24 - Consideration of proved confession affecting person making it and others jointly under trial for same offence.
Section 24 - Confession by inducement, threat or promise when irrelevant in criminal proceeding.
Section 26 -
Case in which statement of relevant fact by person who is dead or cannot be
found, etc is relevant.
Section 32 - Relevancy of statements as to any law contained in law books including electronic or digital form.
Section 34 - Previous judgments relevant to bar a second suit or trial.
Section 39 - Opinions of experts.
Section 41 - Opinions as to handwriting and signature, when relevant.
Section 45 - Grounds of opinion when relevant.
Section 46 - In civil cases characters to prove conduct imputed, irrelevant.
Section 47 - In criminal cases previous good character relevant.
Section 48 - Evidence of character or previous sexual experience not relevant in certain cases .
Section 51 - Facts Judicially noticeable need not to be proved.
Section 52 - Facts of which court shall take judicial notice.
Section 53 - Facts admitted need not to be proved.
Section 54 - Proof of facts b oral evidence.
Section 55 - Oral evidence must be direct.
Section 57 - Primary evidence.
Section 58 - Secondary Evidence.
Section 60 - Cases in which secondary evidence relating to documents may be given.
Section 62 - Special provisions as to evidence relating to electronic record.
Section 63 -
Admissibility of electronic records.
Section 74 - Public and Private documents.
Section 86 - Presumption as to electronic records and electronic signatures.
Section 92 - Presumption as to documents thirty years old.
Section 93 - Presumption as to electronic records five years old.
Section 94 - Evidence of terms of contracts, grant and other
dispositions of property reduced to form of documents.
Section 104 - Burden of proof.
Section 114 - Proof of good faith in transactions where one party
is in relation of active confidence.
Section 115 - Presumption as to certain offences.
Section 116 - Birth during marriage, conclusive proof of legitimacy.
Section 117 - Presumption as to abetment of suicide by a married
women.
Section 118 - Presumption as to dowry death.
Section 119 - Court may presume existence of certain facts.
Section 120 - Presumption as to absence of consent in certain
prosecutions for rape.
Section 121 - Estoppel.
Section 124 - Who may testify?
Section 125 - Witness unable to communicate verbally.
Section 128 - Communications during marriage.
Section 130 - Official communications.
Section 137 - Witness not excused from answering on ground that
answer will criminate.
Section 138 - Accomplice.
Section 139 - Number of witnesses.
Section 143 - Order of examinations.
Section 146 - Leading questions.
Section 148 - Cross examination as to previous statements in writing.
Section 150 - When witness to be compelled to answer.
Section 154 - Indecent and scandalous questions.
Section 160 - Former statements of witness may be proved to
corroborate later testimony as to same fact.
Section 162 - Refreshing memory.
Section 169 - No new trial for improper admission or rejection of evidence
