Indian Evidence Act, 1872
IEA Section 157 in BSA
§ 157 IEA→§ 160 BSA
Former statements of witness may be proved to corroborate. Section 157 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (Former statements of witness may be proved to corroborate) corresponds to Section 160 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023.
Verify before you rely on this. Renumbering under the 2023 codes is not a clean one-to-one exercise — provisions were merged, split and reworded. Always check the printed bare act.
Practise it
Section 45 has AIBE 22 questions on this area, each cited to both codes with a line telling you where to find it in the bare act. Ten questions per subject are free.
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