BSA Section 70: Proof when attesting witness denies execution (formerly IEA 71)
Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 · in force from 1 July 2024
BSA 70: Proof when attesting witness denies execution
From 1 July 2024
If the attesting witness denies or does not recollect the execution of the document, its execution may be proved by other evidence.
What it replaced in the Evidence Act
BSA 70 ← IEA 71 · Proof when attesting witness denies the executionNo 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 the attesting witness denies or does not recollect the execution of the document, its execution may be proved by other evidence.
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 71
They remain the law on IEA 71. 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 7.
- Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023: bare Act with Corresponding Section Table, National Crime Records Bureau (Sankalan), page 16.
- 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.