BSA Section 150: When witness to be compelled to answer (formerly IEA 147)
Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 · in force from 1 July 2024
BSA 150: When witness to be compelled to answer
From 1 July 2024
If any such question relates to a matter relevant to the suit or proceeding, the provisions of section 137 shall apply thereto.
What it replaced in the Evidence Act
BSA 150 ← IEA 147 · When witness to be compelled to answerNo change
BPR&D's comparison records no change in the text, only a new number.
Printed in both official correspondence tables (BPR&D and NCRB).
If any such question relates to a matter relevant to the suit or proceeding, the provisions of section 132 shall apply thereto.
Which one applies
Under section 170(2) of the BSA, an application, trial, inquiry, investigation, proceeding or appeal already pending on 1 July 2024 is dealt with under the Evidence Act; one begun on or after that date, under the BSA.
Read BSA section 170 →Judgments decided under IEA 147
They remain the law on IEA 147. Where the provision changed in the move, read what changed before relying on one for an offence after 1 July 2024.
Sources
- Correspondence Table and Comparison Summary of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 to the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, Bureau of Police Research & Development, Ministry of Home Affairs, page 12.
- Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023: bare Act with Corresponding Section Table, National Crime Records Bureau (Sankalan), page 23.
- The Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (Act 1 of 1872), as amended, India Code, Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice.
BPR&D is the Bureau of Police Research & Development (Ministry of Home Affairs); NCRB the National Crime Records Bureau. Their correspondence tables are training aids, not law. This page is general information, not legal advice on any case; the bare Acts as published by the Government of India are the authority.