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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 147: Evidence as to matters in writing
- Section 85: Presumption as to electronic agreements
- Section 66: Proof as to Electronic signature
- Section 137: Witness not excused from answering on ground that answer will criminate
- Section 83: Presumption as to collections of laws and reports of decisions
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