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BSA Section 131: Information as to commission of offences

Section 131 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 deals with information as to commission of offences. It replaces Evidence Act 125 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872.

Text of BSA Section 131

131. No Magistrate or police officer shall be compelled to say when he got any information as to the commission of any offence, and no revenue officer shall be compelled to say when he got any information as to the commission of any offence against the public revenue.

Explanation.—"revenue officer" means any officer employed in or about the business of any branch of the public revenue.

Evidence Act sections replaced

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