Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023

This authoritative volume presents the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 in full, annotated with comparative tables linking each section to the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 — making it the definitive quick-reference for comparative law and courtroom practice. The book contains the Statement of Objects & Reasons, an arranged section-by-section text, a clear schedule (certification templates for electronic/digital records and expert certificates), and a practical topical index that speeds legal research. Notable updates are the formal recognition and admissibility of electronic and digital records with prescribed certification/hash requirements, an expanded scope of secondary evidence, and newly enumerated categories of judicially-noticeable facts — all explained with illustrations, cross-references and references to relevant case law. The volume also lists provisions omitted or repealed from the Indian Evidence Act and provides practitioner-oriented commentary on examination of witnesses, admissibility rules, presumptions, and burden of proof. Designed for immediate courtroom and classroom use, the book helps readers translate statutory change into courtroom strategy and academic analysis. Ideal for lawyers, judges, prosecutors, police investigators, law teachers and students seeking an up-to-date, usable compendium on evidence law in India.