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CHAPTER X.––OF THE EXAMINATION OF WITNESSES

Section 140: Witnesses to character

The Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (repealed)

Repealed by the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (47 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024.

Witnesses to character may be cross-examined and re-examined.

Now in the BSA

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

140. Witnesses to character.BSA 145

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  1. 1. Under Section 145 of the BSA, witnesses to character:

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