Indian Evidence Act, 1872
IEA Section 40 in BSA
§ 40 IEA→§ 34 BSA
Previous judgments relevant to bar a second suit or trial. Section 40 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (Previous judgments relevant to bar a second suit or trial) corresponds to Section 34 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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