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The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023

Section 138. Accomplice.

An accomplice shall be a competent witness against an accused person; and a conviction is not illegal if it proceeds upon the corroborated testimony of an accomplice.

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Replaces

Indian Evidence Act, 1872, Section 133

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

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