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Section 68 - Indian Evidence Act, 1872
Indian Evidence Act, 1872
68. Proof of execution of document required by law to be attested
If a document is required by law to be attested, it shall not be used as evidence until one attesting witness at least has been called for the purpose of proving its execution, if there be an attesting witness alive, and subject to the process of the court and capable of giving evidence :
47 [Provided that it shall not be necessary to call an attesting witness in proof of the execution of any document, not being a will, which has been registered in accordance with the provisions of the Indian Registration Act, 1908 (16 of 1908), unless its execution by the person by whom it purports to have been executed is specifically denied.]
Related Sections
- Section 95: Evidence as to document unmeaning in reference to existing facts
- Section 20: Admissions by persons expressly referred to by party to suit
- Section 44: Fraud or collusion in obtaining judgment, or incompetency of Court, may be proved
- Section 161: Right of adverse party as to writing used to refresh memory
- Section 123: Evidence as to affairs of State
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