Sohoni's The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 is an authoritative and comprehensive legal commentary which offers an in-depth analysis of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, which supersedes the colonial-era Indian Evidence Act, 1872. Designed for legal practitioners, judges, law students, and academicians, this work serves as a vital tool for understanding the new framework of evidence law in India.
Key Features:
- Statement of Objects & Reasons
- Notes on Clauses
- Comparative Table of The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 and Corresponding Sections of The Indian Evidence Act, 1872 and Vice-Versa.
Special emphasis on critical areas of evidence law, including:
- Appreciation of Evidence
- Benefit of Doubt
- Burden of Proof
- Circumstantial Evidence
- Confession & Extra-Judicial Confession
- DNA Testing
- Doctrine of Estoppel
- Dying Declarations
- Electronic Evidence & Digital Records
- Identification Procedures
- Last Seen Theory
- Medical & Recovery Evidence
- Motive, Presumptions, Proof of Documents, and Secondary Evidence
This book is ideal for trial lawyers, legal researchers, judicial officers, law faculty, and students preparing for bar exams or judiciary services.