Evidence → BSA
Indian Evidence Act 1872 — old to new section map
15 commonly-cited sections mapped. For any old-act reference, find the new BSA section.
- Evidence 3Definitions→ BSA 2
- Evidence 17Admission — definition→ BSA 15
- Evidence 24Confession caused by inducement / threat / promise — irrelevant→ BSA 22
- Evidence 25Confession to police officer — not provable→ BSA 23
- Evidence 27How much of information from accused may be proved→ BSA 23(2)
- Evidence 32Dying declarations and statements of persons who cannot be called as witnesses→ BSA 26
- Evidence 45Expert opinion→ BSA 39
- Evidence 57Judicial notice→ BSA 51
- Evidence 60Oral evidence must be direct→ BSA 54
- Evidence 65ASpecial provisions as to evidence in electronic records→ BSA 63
- Evidence 65BAdmissibility of electronic records (the famous Anvar P.V. / Arjun Panditrao section)→ BSA 63
- Evidence 74Public documents→ BSA 74
- Evidence 101Burden of proof→ BSA 104
- Evidence 106Burden of proving fact especially within knowledge→ BSA 109
- Evidence 114Court may presume existence of certain facts→ BSA 119
This map covers the ~15 most commonly cited sections. For a comprehensive cross-reference, consult the official India Code website or the Gazette notification dated 25 December 2023. The legislative correspondence is not one-to-one in every case — some sections have been merged, split, or recast.