The 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.

Old law ⇄ new law

Renumberedold law ⇄ new law

Old lawIEA §131Production of documents or electronic records which another person, having possession, could refuse to produce New lawBSA §136Production of documents or electronic records which another person, having possession, could refuse to produce

IEA §131 → BSA §136 per the official NCRB Sankalan table.

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Official text: Gazette of India via MHA (official) ↗

Official Gazette text: The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (47 of 2023), English PDF as hosted by Ministry of Home Affairs (mha.gov.in, file 250882_english_01042024_0.pdf). Extracted via pdftotext 26.07 -bbox and @nexlex/ingest gazette-bbox parser on 2026-07-14. Automated parse; structural validation + spot verification; full clause-level proofread pending.

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