Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 | AIBE

This Students Edition of The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (No. 47 of 2023, dated 25-12-2023), effective from 1-7-2024 vide S.O. 849(E), dated 23-2-2024, is designed specifically for students preparing for the All India Bar Examination (AIBE), conducted by the Bar Council of India. The book presents the bare text of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (BSA), which replaces the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (IEA), providing a convenient and examination-oriented reference to the new law of evidence in India.

The book includes:
• The complete bare text of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
• Provisions effective from 1-7-2024
• The statutory framework replacing the Indian Evidence Act, 1872
• A comparative table of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
• Clear presentation of the corresponding provisions under the former and new evidence laws
• Bare Act text without notes or commentary, making it suitable for examination and quick statutory reference

The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 covers key areas of evidence law, including:
• Relevancy of facts and facts in issue
• Admissions and confessions
• Statements by persons who cannot be called as witnesses
• Expert opinions and other relevant evidence
• Oral and documentary evidence
• Electronic and digital records
• Burden of proof and presumptions
• Estoppel
• Examination of witnesses
• Improper admission and rejection of evidence
• Judicial notices and other evidentiary principles

This edition is particularly suitable for:
• AIBE aspirants seeking an examination-oriented bare Act
• Law students studying the new Indian evidence law
• Advocates and legal professionals requiring a statutory reference
• Academicians and researchers comparing the new BSA with the repealed Indian Evidence Act, 1872
• Anyone requiring quick access to the provisions of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023

With its comparative table and concise bare Act format, this edition provides a convenient and reliable resource for understanding the transition from the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 to the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 and for preparing for the All India Bar Examination.