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Section 97 - The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
97. Exclusion of Evidence against application of document to existing facts.
When language used in a document is plain in itself, and when it applies accurately to existing facts, evidence may not be given to show that it was not meant to apply to such facts.
Illustration.
A sells to B, by deed, "my estate at Rampur containing one hundred bighas". A has an estate at Rampur containing one hundred bighas. Evidence may not be given of the fact that the estate meant to be sold was one situated at a different place and of a different size.
Related Sections
- Section 165: Production of documents
- Section 58: Secondary Evidence
- Section 22: Confession caused by inducement, threat, coercion or promise, when irrelevant in criminal proceeding
- Section 157: Question by party to his own witness
- Section 35: Relevancy of certain judgments in probate, etc., jurisdiction
Related Acts
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