Evidence Act 167 vs BSA 169: No new trial for improper admission or rejection of evidence
Section 167 of the Indian Evidence Act is now section 169 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, in force from 1 July 2024. The wording is the same.
Struck out: only in the old section. Marked: new in the new section. Punctuation and capitals are ignored when matching words.
Evidence Act section 167No new trial for improper admission or rejection of evidence
The improper admission or rejection of evidence shall not be ground of itself for a new trial or reversal of any decision in any case, if it shall appear to the Court before which such objection is raised that, independently of the evidence objected to and admitted, there was sufficient evidence to justify the decision, or that, if the rejected evidence had been received, it ought not to have varied the decision.
BSA section 169No new trial for improper admission or rejection of evidence
The improper admission or rejection of evidence shall not be ground of itself for a new trial or reversal of any decision in any case, if it shall appear to the Court before which such objection is raised that, independently of the evidence objected to and admitted, there was sufficient evidence to justify the decision, or that, if the rejected evidence had been received, it ought not to have varied the decision.
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