Question

Consider the following statements regarding proof of admissions under Section 19-20 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023: Statement 1: An admission made by a witness during cross-examination can always be proved against the witness, even if it relates to matters beyond the scope of the proceeding. Statement 2: Oral admissions as to the contents of a document are not relevant unless the party shows entitlement to give secondary evidence of that document's contents. Statement 3: An admission that would be relevant between third parties if the admitting person were dead remains admissible even when the admitting person is alive and present in court. Statement 4: When a party attempts to prove an admission regarding document contents, the party must first prove they cannot access the original document. Which statements are correct?

Q: Answer-Consider the following statements regarding proof of admissions under Section 19-20 of the Bharatiya...

Section 20 of BSA states that oral admissions as to document contents are not relevant unless the party shows entitlement to give secondary evidence or unless the documents genuineness is in question, making Statement 2 correct. Section 191 permits a party to prove their own admission when if the person making it were dead, it would be relevant...under section 26, making Statement 3 correct. Statement 1 is incorrect because admissions are subject to relevancy rules and the scope must be material to the proceeding. Statement 4 is incorrect because Section 20 requires entitlement to give secondary evidence, which includes showing the original is inaccessible, but BSA uses entitlement as the operative standard, not merely proving non-access. Statements 2 and 3 together are the correct answer.