The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
§47 — In criminal cases previous good character relevant
In criminal proceedings the fact that the person accused is of a good character, is relevant.
Old law ⇄ new law
Renumberedold law ⇄ new law
Old lawIEA §53In criminal cases previous good character relevantNew lawBSA §47In criminal cases previous good character relevant
IEA §53 → BSA §47 per the official NCRB Sankalan table.
Source & version
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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