Section 161: What matters may be proved in connection with proved statement relevant under section 26 or 27

Corresponding Evidence Act provision

As given in the correspondence table of the National Crime Records Bureau (Ministry of Home Affairs). Read both texts before relying on it. NCRB table

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1. 1. When a statement relevant under Section 26 or Section 27 of the BSA is proved, Section 161 permits proof of all matters, to contradict or corroborate it or to impeach or confirm the credit of its maker, which:

   A.are proved by the evidence of at least two independent witnesses examined in the caseB.the Court considers necessary, even if they could not have been proved had he been a witnessC.could have been proved had he been called as a witness and denied the matter in cross-examinationD.are contained in other statements made by him before the same authority on the same day
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