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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 52: Facts of which Court shall take judicial notice
- Section 169: No new trial for improper admission or rejection of evidence
- Section 90: Presumption as to electronic messages
- Section 60: Cases in which secondary evidence relating to documents may be given
- Section 86: Presumption as to electronic records and electronic signatures
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