Which option gives the complete definition of “Court” in the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023?
Section 2(1)(a) of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 includes all Judges and Magistrates and other persons legally authorised to take evidence. The definition expressly…
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Which option gives the complete definition of “Court” in the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023?
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Correct answer A
Section 2(1)(a) of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 includes all Judges and Magistrates and other persons legally authorised to take evidence.
The definition expressly excludes arbitrators.
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Option A
This captures both the inclusion and the express arbitrator exception in section 2(1)(a).
Option B
Section 2(1)(a) requires legal authority to take evidence for the additional class. Authority to administer an oath is not the statutory test.
Option C
The definition also expressly includes Magistrates and other qualified evidence-takers.
Option D
Arbitrators are expressly excluded.
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