Bharatiya Sakshya Bill: Implications of Proposed Changes to the Indian Evidence Act, 1872
type
Essay
source publication
The NLS Blog
Abstract
In August 2023, the Indian Government introduced the Bharatiya Sakshya Bill, meant to replace the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. While the bill introduces some major changes to the Indian Evidence Act, the majority of changes merely amount to the re-numbering or re-structuring of existing provisions. Moreover, the Bill is replete with drafting errors and misplaced provisos, which can cause confusion on substantive law in some instances. The authors undertake a clause by clause comparison between the two and discusses the implications of replacing the Indian Evidence Act 1872 with the Bharatiya Sakshya Bill.
Year
12-9-2023
Recommended Citation
Pranav Verma and Anupama Sharma, 'Bharatiya Sakshya Bill: Implications of Proposed Changes to the Indian Evidence Act, 1872' (The NLS Blog, 9 December 2023)