INDIAN EVIDENCE ACT, 1872
BHARATIYA SAKSHYA ADHINIYAM, 2023
131. Production of documents or electronic records which another person, having possession, could refuse to produce.
136. Production of documents or electronic records which another person, having possession, could refuse to produce.
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INDIAN EVIDENCE ACT, 1872
[131. Production of documents or electronic records which another person, having possession,
could refuse to produce. –– No one shall be compelled to produce documents in his possession or
electronic records under his control, which any other person would be entitled to refuse to produce if they
were in his possession or control, unless such last-mentioned person consents to their production.]
Repealed / replaced by BSA India Code — IEA 1872
BHARATIYA SAKSHYA ADHINIYAM, 2023
136. Production of documents or electronic records which another person, having possession,
could refuse to produce.—No one shall be compelled to produce documents in his possession or
electronic records under his control, which any other person would be entitled to refuse to produce if they
were in his possession or control, unless such last-mentioned person consents to their production.
Current law India Code — BSA 2023