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The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023

Section 1. Short title, application and commencement.

(1) This Act may be called the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023. (2) It applies to all judicial proceedings in or before any Court, including Courts-martial, but not to affidavits presented to any Court or officer, nor to proceedings before an arbitrator. (3) It shall come into force on such date1 as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.

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Replaces

Indian Evidence Act, 1872, Section 1

Pair from: BPR&D correspondence tables (bprd.mha.gov.in; A. K. Yadav, CAPT Bhopal)

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