Section 25
Admissions not conclusive proof, but may estop
Reviewed by Ravi Sisodia · Last reviewed 10 October 2026
Official text of section 25 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (Chapter II: Relevancy of facts), with the matching section of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872.
Section 25, official text
Admissions are not conclusive proof of the matters admitted but they may operate as estoppels under the provisions hereinafter contained. Statements by persons who cannot be called as witnesses
Source: The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (Act 47 of 2023), Gazette of India Extraordinary, in force from 1 July 2024. The signed Gazette controls.
Compared with the Indian Evidence Act, 1872
Section 25 replaces Section 31 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (“Admissions not conclusive proof, but may estop”). The wording is largely the same, with drafting changes such as renumbered or lettered sub-clauses and updated terms. The 1872 Act was repealed by section 170 of the Adhiniyam, which saves proceedings pending on 1 July 2024.
Nearby sections
- Section 23 — Confession to police officer
- Section 24 — Consideration of proved confession affecting person making it and others jointly under trial for same offence
- Section 26 — Cases in which statement of relevant fact by person who is dead or cannot be found, etc., is relevant
- Section 27 — Relevancy of certain evidence for proving, in subsequent proceeding, truth of facts therein stated
Source and review trail
The text above is taken from the Gazette of India publication of the Act. Check later amendments and the signed Gazette before relying on it.
- Official text
- NCRB — Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, section 25