IEA Section 1: Short title, extent and Commencement
Indian Evidence Act, 1872 · Chapter 1: Preliminary
Repealed on 1 July 2024 and replaced by the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (BSA).
¶This Act may be called the Indian Evidence Act, 1872.
¶ It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir and applies to all judicial proceedings in or before any Court, including Courts-martial, other than Court-martial convened under the Army Act (44 & 45 Vict., c. 58) the Naval Discipline Act (29 & 30 Vict., c. 109) or the Indian Navy (Discipline) Act, 1934 (34 of 1934) or the Air Force Act (7 Gco. 5, c. 51) but not to affidavits presented to any Court or Officer, not to proceedings before an arbitrator;
¶ And it shall come into force on the first day of September, 1872.
Study: explanations and related material
Now BSA 1 (corresponding section). IEA → BSA converterSource: BPR&D BSA–IEA corresponding section table (UP Police, 2024-07-03), p1
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