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Among the three bills introduced by the Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday in Lok Sabha include the Bharatiya Sakshya Bill that would repeal the current Indian Evidence Act of 1872...
Of these, 23 sections sourced from the Evidence Act have been amended, 1 section is entirely new, and 5 sections have been removed, said Bar and Bench quoting the PDF of the bill...
Citing the reason for bringing this bill, the government said that the existing Indian Evidence Act has not kept up with the technological advancements and societal changes of the past decades..
Key provisions of the Bharatiya Sakshya Bill:. 1) The bill makes electronic or digital records admissible as evidence, thereby they will have the same legal effect as paper documents..
