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Which of these provisions of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 expressly governs the relevancy of…

Section 21 makes an admission in a civil case irrelevant when it was made on an express condition against giving it in evidence or in circumstances from which the court can…

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Which of these provisions of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 expressly governs the relevancy of admissions made on a condition of nondisclosure in civil cases?

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Section 21 makes an admission in a civil case irrelevant when it was made on an express condition against giving it in evidence or in circumstances from which the court can infer such an agreement.

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Option A

The proviso to section 23(2) concerns information from an accused in police custody that distinctly relates to a fact discovered.

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Section 138 concerns accomplice evidence against an accused.

Option C

Section 47 concerns the relevance of the accused's good character in a criminal proceeding.

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Section 21 addresses admissions made in civil cases on an express or inferable agreement that evidence of the admission will not be given.

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