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Section 99 - The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
99. Evidence as to application of language which can apply to one only of several persons.
When the facts are such that the language used might have been meant to apply to any one, and could not have been meant to apply to more than one, of several persons or things, evidence may be given of facts which show which of those persons or things it was intended to apply to.
Illustrations.
(a) A agrees to sell to B, for one thousand rupees, "my white horse". A has two white horses. Evidence may be given of facts which show which of them was meant.
(b) A agrees to accompany B to Ramgarh. Evidence may be given of facts showing whether Ramgarh in Rajasthan or Ramgarh in Uttarakhand was meant.
Related Sections
- Section 71: Proof of document not required by law to be attested
- Section 136: Production of documents or electronic records which another person, having possession, could refuse to produce
- Section 151: Court to decide when question shall be asked and when witness compelled to answer
- Section 159: Questions tending to corroborate evidence of relevant fact, admissible
- Section 9: When facts not otherwise relevant become relevant
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