INDIAN EVIDENCE ACT, 1872
BHARATIYA SAKSHYA ADHINIYAM, 2023
20. Admissions by persons expressly referred to by party to suit.
18. Admissions by persons expressly referred to by party to suit.
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INDIAN EVIDENCE ACT, 1872
20. Admissions by persons expressly referred to by party to suit. ––Statements made by persons
to whom a 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, C knows all about it.” C’s statement is an admission.
Repealed / replaced by BSA India Code — IEA 1872
BHARATIYA SAKSHYA ADHINIYAM, 2023
18. Admissions by persons expressly referred to by party to suit.—Statements made by persons to
whom a 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, C knows all about it”. C's statement is an admission.
Current law India Code — BSA 2023