Section 165
Section 165 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (Draft stage of the translated version). A witness summoned to produce a document shall, if it is in his possession or power, bring it to Court, notwithstanding any objection which there may be to its production or to its admissibility: Provided that the validity of any such objection shall be decided on by the Court.
(1) A witness summoned to produce a document shall, if it is in his possession or power, bring it to Court, notwithstanding any objection which there may be to its production or to its admissibility:
Provided that the validity of any such objection shall be decided on by the Court.
(2) The Court, if it sees fit, may inspect the document, unless it refers to matters of State, or take other evidence to enable it to determine on its admissibility.
(3) If for such a purpose it is necessary to cause any document to be translated, the Court may, if it thinks fit, direct the translator to keep the contents secret, unless the document is to be given in evidence and, if the interpreter disobeys such direction, he shall be held to have committed an offence under section 198 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023:
Provided that no Court shall require any communication between the Ministers and the President of India to be produced before it.
Section 165, The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (Draft stage of the translated version) (Act 47 of 2023).
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Questions about Section 165
How do I find court cases under Section 165 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (Draft stage of the translated version)?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (Draft stage of the translated version) 165, section 165 Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (Draft stage of the translated version), section 165 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (Draft stage of the translated version). Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 165 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (Draft stage of the translated version), and has it changed?
Its own text turns on Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 198 (Public servant disobeying law, with intent to cause injury to any person), so none of them can safely be read on its own.
When was the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (Draft stage of the translated version) enacted?
Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (Draft stage of the translated version) was enacted in 2023 as Act 47 of 2023. India Code records no commencement date for it. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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