REGISTERED NO . DL- 33004/2003
रजिस्ट्री सं. डी.एल.-33004/2003
भारत का राजपत्र The Gazette ofIndia
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II- खण्ड 1
PART II Section 1
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नई दिल्ली, बुधवार, जनवरी 1 , 2003 / पौष 11 , 1924
सं० 4] No. 4]
NEW DELHI , WEDNESDAY , JANUARY 1, 2003 / PAUSA 11 , 1924
इस भाग में भिन्न पृष्ठ संख्या दी जाती है जिससे कि यह अलग संकलन के रूप में रखा जा सके।
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MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE
(Legislative Department)
New Delhi , the 1st January, 2003 /Pausa 11 , 1924 (Saka)
The following Act of Parliament received the assent of the President on the 31stDecember , 2002 and is hereby published for general information:-
THE INDIAN EVIDENCE ( AMENDMENT) ACT , 2002
No. 4 OF 2003
[31st December , 2002.]
AnAct further to amend the Indian Evidence Act , 1872 .
Be it enacted by Parliament in the Fifty- third Year of the Republic of India as follows:-
Short litle.
1. This Act may be called the Indian Evidence (Amendment) Act , 2002.
1 of 1872 .
Amendment of section 146.
2. In section 146 of the Indian Evidence Act , 1872 ( hereinafter referred to as the principal Act ) , after clause (3 ), the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:-
"Provided that in a prosecution for rape or attempt to commit rape , it shall not be permissible to put questions in the cross - examination of the prosecutrix as to her general immoral character." .
3. In section 155 of the principal Act, clause (4 ) shall be omitted.
Amendment ofsection 155 .
SUBHASH C. JAIN ,
Secy. to the Govt. of India.
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