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Section 72 - The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
72. Comparison of signature, writing or seal with others admitted or proved.
(1) In order to ascertain whether a signature, writing or seal is that of the person by whom it purports to have been written or made, any signature, writing, or seal admitted or proved to the satisfaction of the Court to have been written or made by that person may be compared with the one which is to be proved, although that signature, writing or seal has not been produced or proved for any other purpose.
(2) The Court may direct any person present in Court to write any words or figures for the purpose of enabling the Court to compare the words or figures so written with any words or figures alleged to have been written by such person.
(3) This section applies also, with any necessary modifications, to finger impressions.
Related Sections
- Section 79: Presumption as to documents produced as record of evidence, etc
- Section 154: Indecent and scandalous questions
- Section 86: Presumption as to electronic records and electronic signatures
- Section 67: Proof of execution of document required by law to be attested
- Section 68: Proof where no attesting witness found
Related Acts
- Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts (Amendment) Act, 2018
- New Delhi International Arbitration Centre Act, 2019
- National Council for Teacher Education (Amendment) Act, 2019
- National Institutes of Technology, Science Education and Research (Amendment) Act, 2017
- Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020