VoxJuris
Home › Acts › BSA › Chapter II › Section 25

Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 · Chapter II: Relevancy of Facts · Admissions

Section 25: Admissions not conclusive proof, but may estop

Earlier law: Evidence Act section 31 (Admissions not conclusive proof, but may estop)

In plain words

Admissions are not conclusive proof of what is admitted, but they may operate as an estoppel (preventing a person from denying it) under later provisions.

A simplified explanation, prepared with AI assistance from the official text below and checked automatically against it for numbers and cross-references. The official text is the law and prevails over this summary. Not legal advice.

Official text

Admissions are not conclusive proof of the matters admitted but they may operate as estoppels under the provisions hereinafter contained.

Corresponding sections were matched by comparing the wording of both official texts, and for the IPC and BNS, also against a published correspondence table. Wording, punishments and structure often changed, so read both sections before relying on the match.

Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 25 August 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.

Supreme Court judgments citing the section 25

No Supreme Court judgment in our database cites this section yet.