BSA § 40 · Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
Section 40 BSA — Facts bearing upon opinions of experts
Replaces IEA 46 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. In force since 1 July 2024.
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Facts, not otherwise relevant, are relevant if they support or are inconsistent with the opinions of experts, when such opinions are relevant.
Illustrations.
(a) The question is, whether A was poisoned by a certain poison. The fact that other persons, who were poisoned by that poison, exhibited certain symptoms which experts affirm or deny to be the symptoms of that poison, is relevant.
(b) The question is, whether an obstruction to a harbour is caused by a certain sea-wall. The fact that other harbours similarly situated in other respects, but where there were no such sea-walls, began to be obstructed at about the same time, is relevant.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text.