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Section 20 - Indian Evidence Act, 1872
Indian Evidence Act, 1872
20. Admissions by persons expressly referred to by party to suit
Statements made by persons to whom party to the suit has expressly referred for information in reference to a matter in dispute are admissions.
Illustration
The question is, whether a horse sold by A to B is sound.
A says to B- " Go and ask C, knows all about it" C’s statement is an admission.
Related Sections
- Section 153: Exclusion of evidence to contradict answers to questions testing veracity
- Section 28: Confession made after removal of impression caused by inducement, threat or promise, relevant
- Section 108: Burden of proving that person is alive who has not been heard of for seven years
- Section 38: Relevancy of statements as to any law contained in law-books
- Section 32: Cases in which statement of relevant fact by person who is dead or cannot be found, etc, is relevant
Related Acts
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