Repeal and savings
Full Text
(1) The Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (1 of 1872) is hereby repealed.
(2) Notwithstanding such repeal, if, immediately before the date on which this Adhiniyam comes into force, there is any application, trial, inquiry, investigation, proceeding or appeal pending, then, such application, trial, inquiry, investigation, proceeding or appeal shall be dealt with under the provisions of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (1 of 1872), as in force immediately before such commencement, as if this Adhiniyam had not come into force.
Plain English Summary
Repeals the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, but preserves the application of the old Act for all pending trials, investigations, and appeals initiated prior to the commencement of the BSA.
Key Legal Elements
- Repeals the historical Indian Evidence Act, 1872 in its entirety.
- Saves all pending trials, inquiries, investigations, appeals, and proceedings initiated before the BSA came into force.
- Mandates that pending matters continue to be governed by the provisions of the repealed 1872 Act as if the BSA had not commenced.
Practical Note
This is the core transitional provision governing the shift from the old Indian Evidence Act (IEA) to the new Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA). For active trial practitioners, the rule is clean: if an FIR was registered, or a civil suit or appeal was already pending before the BSA came into effect (July 1, 2024), the trial and admissibility of evidence will continue to be governed strictly by the IEA, 1872. You will cite the section numbers of the old IEA (e.g., Section 32 for dying declarations, Section 65B for electronic certificates). The BSA will only apply to fresh proceedings, investigations, and suits initiated on or after July 1, 2024.
हिंदी पाठ
(1) भारतीय साक्ष्य अधिनियम, 1872 (1872 का 1) इसके द्वारा निरसित किया जाता है।
(2) ऐसे निरसन के होते हुए भी, यदि उस तारीख से ठीक पहले, जिसको यह अधिनियम प्रवृत्त होता है, कोई आवेदन, विचारण, जांच, अन्वेषण, कार्यवाही या अपील लंबित है, तो ऐसे आवेदन, विचारण, जांच, अन्वेषण, कार्यवाही या अपील को भारतीय साक्ष्य अधिनियम, 1872 (1872 का 1) के उपबंधों के अधीन, जैसा कि वह ऐसे प्रारंभ से ठीक पहले प्रवृत्त था, निपटाया जाएगा, मानो यह अधिनियम प्रवृत्त न हुआ हो।