INDIAN EVIDENCE ACT, 1872
BHARATIYA SAKSHYA ADHINIYAM, 2023
34. Entries in books of account when relevant.
28. Entries in books of account when relevant.
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INDIAN EVIDENCE ACT, 1872
34. Entries in books of account when relevant.––1[Entries in the books of account, including those
maintained in an electronic form], regularly kept in the course of business, are relevant whenever they
refer to a matter into which the Court has to inquire, but such statements shall not alone be sufficient
evidence to charge any person with liability.
Illustration
A sues B for Rs. 1,000, and shows entries in his account books showing B to be indebted to him to this amount.
The entries are relevant, but are not sufficient, without other evidence, to prove the debt.
Repealed / replaced by BSA India Code — IEA 1872
BHARATIYA SAKSHYA ADHINIYAM, 2023
28. Entries in books of account when relevant.—Entries in the books of account, including those
maintained in an electronic form, regularly kept in the course of business are relevant whenever they refer
to a matter into which the Court has to inquire, but such statements shall not alone be sufficient evidence
to charge any person with liability.
Illustration.
A sues B for one thousand rupees, and shows entries in his account books showing B to be indebted
to him to this amount. The entries are relevant, but are not sufficient, without other evidence, to prove the
debt.
Current law India Code — BSA 2023