Read the following statements and choose the correct option. Statement 1:Under the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, admissions are generally rele- vant and may be proved against the person making them, but cannot ordinarily be proved by or on behalf of that person. Statement 2:An admission can still be proved on behalf of the person making it if it relates to the existence of a state of mind or body, made at or about the time when such condition existed, and is supported by conduct showing its truthfulness. In the context of the above statements under the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, which one of the following is correct?
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Statement 1: Under BSA, statements made under special circumstances (like dying declarations) are relevant. Statement 2: BSA contains provisions corresponding to the Evidence Act's dying declaration and res gestae rules. Both statements are correct as the BSA carries forward these evidence principles with renumbered sections.