169. The improper admission or rejection of evidence shall not be ground of itself for a new trial or reversal of any decision in any case, if it shall appear to the Court before which such objection is raised that, independently of the evidence objected to and admitted, there was sufficient evidence to justify the decision, or that, if the rejected evidence had been received, it ought not to have varied the decision.
BSA Section 169: No new trial for improper admission or rejection of evidence
Section 169 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 deals with no new trial for improper admission or rejection of evidence. It replaces Evidence Act 167 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872.
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Text of BSA Section 169
Evidence Act sections replaced
- Evidence Act 167: No new trial for improper admission or rejection of evidence
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