Which Evidence Act section is BSA 118?

BSA 118 replaces Evidence Act 113B.

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BSA Section 118: Presumption as to dowry death

Section 118 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 deals with presumption as to dowry death. It replaces Evidence Act 113B of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872.

Text of BSA Section 118

118. When the question is whether a person has committed the dowry death of a woman and it is shown that soon before her death, such woman had been subjected by such person to cruelty or harassment for, or in connection with, any demand for dowry, the Court shall presume that such person had caused the dowry death.

Explanation.—For the purposes of this section, "dowry death" shall have the same meaning as in section 80 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

Evidence Act sections replaced

Evidence Act 113B: Presumption as to dowry death

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