Evidence Act · Chapter X · Of the examination of witnesses

Evidence Act section 147 in the BSA

Evidence Act 147BSA 150

Evidence Act section 147, “When witness to be compelled to answer”, is now BSA section 150 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, in force from 1 July 2024.

What changed

From Evidence Act 147 to BSA 150

The words are the same as in the Evidence Act, apart from “Adhiniyam” for the Act’s own name and the new numbers of the sections it refers to.

The official text

Old and new, side by side

Indian Evidence Act, 1872

Section 147 When witness to be compelled to answer

If any such question relates to a matter relevant to the suit or proceeding, the provisions of section 132 shall apply thereto.

Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023

Section 150 When witness to be compelled to answer

If any such question relates to a matter relevant to the suit or proceeding, the provisions of section 137 shall apply thereto.

The texts are India Code’s. The amendment markers and footnotes of the official print are left out, so the old section reads as it stood when it was repealed. The PDFs linked below carry the full history.

Old law or new?

Which one applies to a case

The BSA repealed the Indian Evidence Act from 1 July 2024 (section 170(1)). Any application, trial, inquiry, investigation, proceeding or appeal pending immediately before that date is dealt with under the Evidence Act as it then stood, as if the BSA had not come into force (section 170(2)).