BSA Section 129: Evidence as to affairs of State
Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 · Chapter 9: Of Witnesses
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¶129. No one shall be permitted to give any evidence derived from unpublished official records relating to any affairs of State, except with the permission of the officer at the head of the department concerned, who shall give or withhold such permission as he thinks fit.
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Replaces IEA 123. IEA → BSA converterSource: BPR&D BSA–IEA corresponding section table (UP Police, 2024-07-03)
Official reference: Ministry of Home Affairs: Gazette text, 25 December 2023 — source link checked: 2 October 2026.Recorded edition / snapshot date: 2024-07-01.Mobile-app reference import; the recorded snapshot date is not a fresh legal-currency guarantee. The linked government text is an independent authoritative reference, not certification that this website reproduces the same edition. The source link was checked, not every provision or subsequent amendment. Check commencement notifications, savings and jurisdiction-specific variations separately.
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Other sections in this chapter
- 124. Who may testify
- 125. Witness unable to communicate verbally
- 126. Competency of husband and wife as witnesses in certain cases
- 127. Judges and Magistrates
- 128. Communications during marriage
- 130. Official communications
- 131. Information as to commission of offences
- 132. Professional communications
- 133. Privilege not waived by volunteering evidence
- 134. Confidential communication with legal advisers
- 135. Production of title-deeds of witness not a party
- 136. Production of documents or electronic records which another person, having possession, could refuse to produce
- 137. Witness not excused from answering on ground that answer will criminate
- 138. Accomplice
- 139. Number of witnesses