Indian Evidence Act, 1872

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Indian Evidence Act, 1872
The Governor-General in Council
Citation	Act No. 1 of 1872
Territorial extent	INDIA
Enacted by	The Governor-General in Council
Enacted	15 March 1872
Commenced	1 September 1872
Status: Abrogated

The Indian Evidence Act,^[1] originally passed in India by the Imperial Legislative Council in 1872, during the British Raj, contains a set of rules and allied issues governing admissibility of evidence in the Indian courts of law.

The India Evidence Act is going to be replaced by the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam^[2] which will come into force on 1st July, 2024.