BSA Section 45: Grounds of opinion, when relevant (formerly IEA 51)
Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 · in force from 1 July 2024
BSA 45: Grounds of opinion, when relevant
From 1 July 2024
Whenever the opinion of any living person is relevant, the grounds on which such opinion is based are also relevant.
Illustration.
An expert may give an account of experiments performed by him for the purpose of forming his opinion.
What it replaced in the Evidence Act
BSA 45 ← IEA 51 · Grounds of opinion, when relevantNo 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).
Whenever the opinion of any living person is relevant, the grounds on which such opinion is based are also relevant.
Illustration An expert may give an account of experiments performed by him for the purpose of forming his opinion.
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 51
They remain the law on IEA 51. 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 5.
- Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023: bare Act with Corresponding Section Table, National Crime Records Bureau (Sankalan), page 14.
- 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.